Archive For May, 2019
India is concerned about the “threats” it faces in space, the Pentagon has said, defending the country for acquiring anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test capabilities. On March 27, India achieved a historic feat by shooting down its own low-orbit satellite with a ground-to-space missile, making the country a space power. The test made India the fourth […]
Following India’s ‘Mission Shakti’ anti-satellite test on 27 March, NASA had reportedly stopped all cooperation with ISRO under the ‘NASA-ISRO Human Space Flight Working Group’ collaboration between the two national space agencies. NASA suspended any and all of its activities under the collaborative program two days after the test was carried out, only resuming a […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, has been put on hold yet again. This time, the setback comes from a mishap with the moon lander, which sustained damage during preliminary tests ahead of the original plan to launch in April. ISRO had sought a window in mid-April to launch […]
Another Made in India nuclear boost! Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has recently successfully test fired the Nirbhay missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha’s Chandipur coast. This was the sixth test for the Nirbhay missile. The missile successfully met all the mission objectives. According to DRDO, the Nirbhay […]
Many precision technologies developed indigenously as part of India’s ballistic missile defence programme, commenced around 20 years ago, have been critical in making the March 27 anti-satellite missile test successful, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy said. “We have been one of the four countries in the world that have […]
Dr S Christopher, former DRDO Director-General told Times Now that he is extremely happy how the current DRDO Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy and his team completed the successful anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile project in record time and in a short time. He said he is extremely happy how the project brought glory to the country. […]
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) today successfully launched EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota. This flight marked the first mission of PSLV-QL, a new variant of PSLV with four strap-on motors. PSLV-C45 lifted off at 9:27 Hrs (IST) from the Second Launch Pad and injected […]
The Indian Army, in order to stock up on ammunition in a sensitive environment, has set about constructing caves and semi-underground tunnels at mountain ranges near the northern border. The project, which is on a pilot basis currently, envisions caves at four locations, to be built at a total cost of around Rs 15 crore. […]
India will soon begin flight tests of its first 400 kg thrust class Small Turbofan Engine (STFE) as a power plant for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) targeted for subsonic applications. The state-funded Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) realised six prototype engines with 95% indigenous components last year. They will be used as propulsion units for […]
A star relives its youth while dancing with its wizened companion in NGC 5466 This month we bring you yet another Globular Cluster, NGC 5466, located around 52000 light years from us in the constellation Bootes. However, we are going to turn our attention away from the cluster itself, and look at one particular star. This star, called […]