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Despite tech prowess, start-ups in space sector find it hard to raise funds

While Isro wants private industry participation and is setting up incubation centres, there are issues related to policies and the general mindset of investors

Isro to offer technology to boost fishermen's livelihood, save lives at sea

Fishermen will get information on locations with higher fish populations and alerts on natural calamities, and will also be able to send messages from sea to their families back on land

Isro wants private players to take over PSLV, satellite production by 2020

Space agency says it will now be mostly occupied with the manned space mission, which has to be launched in four years

Brand ISRO's hunt to attract young talent, win public endorsement

The space research organisation is reaching out to young scientists, hoping to attract the best minds

Isro to bring medical aid to soldiers posted at isolated places

The facility will be useful for soldiers in areas like Siachen Glacier, where there are no normal medical care services available

Gaganyaan: Isro's first manned space mission on schedule, says Raghavan

Initially, people asked why India was investing so much to send rockets in space, but Isro benefitted a lot from these investments, the principal scientific advisor said

85% material cost for our rockets comes from industry: Isro Chairman

Isro is trying to handhold industry to make launch vehicles and satellites, utilising more of its own resources for larger missions and technology research

From GSAT-29 to Chandrayaan-2: ISRO to launch 31 satellites in 16 months

The space agency also plans to have a student satellite programme next year, inviting students to build their own satellites

India's moon mission Chandrayaan-2 launch postponed again till January 2019

The launch of the mission was first planned in April

Isro ropes in pvt firms, inks pact with a consortium to assemble satellites

Sources in the Isro said that the Alpha-led consortium, Tata, and BEL will work independently.

Eye on manned mission, ISRO successfully tests escape system for astronauts

The test was over in 259 seconds, during which the Crew Escape System soared skyward, then arced out over the Bay of Bengal and floated back under its parachutes about 2.9 km from Sriharikota

Penny wise, pound foolish

Policymakers should provide adequate funds to Isro

Isro to launch GSAT-6A on Mar 29, transfer Lithium-Ion Cell tech to BHEL

Isro's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has developed the technology to produce space grade Li-ion cell and demonstrated its performance under various testing conditions

Isro experimenting with potential structures for lunar habitation: Govt

The minister was responding to a question on whether the ISRO has started working on building igloo-like habitats on the lunar surface for potential future missions

Isro tests Payload based on Origami, the Japanese paper-folding art

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has tested the Indigenously Developed Metal-based Origami Payload in INS-1CIndian Nano Satellite-1C (INS-1C). INS-1C is an experimental satellite launched by PSLV-C40 on January 12, 2018 as a co-passenger payload. It is the third satellite in the Indian Nano Satellite (INS) series. The first two satellites (INS-1A and INS-1B) of this series were carried as co-passenger payloads by PSLV-C37 in February 2017. INS-1C carries Miniature Multi-spectral Technology Demonstration (MMX-TD) Payload from Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO Ahmedabad.Compact imaging systems with reduced weight and size offer tremendous opportunities for their use in space borne micro/nano satellites and planetary missions where size and weight are at a premium. Although miniature cameras such as those found in cell-phones are now available commonly, their resolution and light collection are poor with respect to their full size counterparts. Robust Technology ...

Isro plans to launch AstroSat-2: What it means for Indian space mission

Astrosat observes universe through optical, ultraviolet, low and high energy X-ray components of electromagnetic spectrum

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre director K Sivan is next Isro chairman

T E NARASIMHANDr K Sivan soon to take over as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). Narrated as the Rocket Man of Isro he is currently the Director of The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Trivandrum.The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal based on the recommendation of the SCSC, for appointment of Sivan as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission vice A S Kiran Kumar, with tenure of three years.His appointment comes at a time when Isro is planning to outsource construction activities of satellites and rockets for its future launches.He is currently VSSC which design and development activities for all the launch vehicles take place. The centre conducts research on everything, from design of rockets to fuels and composite materials and guidance systems.One of its major recent achievements was the development of PSLV rocket that put all the 104 satellites in orbit was designed here. The centre is headed by Dr K ..

Isro to launch 100th satellite along with 30 other spacecraft

When the last satellite is ejected out it will become the hundredth satellite: Isro

ISRO to launch 31 satellites in a single mission onboard PSLV on Jan 10

The mission's main payload would be India's Cartosat-2 series earth observation satellite

India developing smaller 500 kg rocket to cash in on small-satellite boom

India currently gets contracts to launch small satellites largely weighing less than 500 kg and a smaller rocket would be sufficient