Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, signed a letter of intent with the Indian Space Research Organization for French participation in the next Mars mission, with plans for launch in 2018. Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of CNES, said in an interview with Business Insider, “We know the...
India Launch Micro Satellites for U.S.A.
ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organization, will launch nine micro satellites for the United States in 2015-16, according to a news report in NDTV. India's space agency will launch these satellites using its polar satellite launch vehicle. "U.S. will be the 20th country to sign up for a commercial launch...
India’s Largest Rocket and Unmanned Capsule Launched Successfully
India has successfully launched its largest and heaviest rocket and an unmanned capsule which could send astronauts into space. On Thursday, December 17, a 630-ton Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (MK III) blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. The rocket's main...
Jitendra Singh, Minister of Space and Nuclear Energy
Dr. Jitendra Singh is a man who wears many hats -- author, physician, columnist and a politician. Singh joined Narendra Modi's Bhartiya Janata Party in 2009 and is a member of the party's National Executive Committee. The Modi government has appointed him as the Union Minister of State for Atomic...
NASA and ISRO Expand Collaboration on Earth, Mars Missions
NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have signed two documents to launch a joint NASA-ISRO satellite mission to observe Earth and establish a pathway for future joint missions to explore Mars. At the International Astronautical Congress held on September 30, 2014 in Toronto, NASA administrator Charles Bolden and...
India, U.S. to co-operate in Moon, Mars Missions
India and the United States have agreed to expand their cooperation in civil space activities ranging from weather and monsoon forecasting to cooperative space exploration work, including future mission to the moon and Mars. According to a joint statement issued after the meeting, it was said that "Building on NASA's...