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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13, 2026: Kerala’s Palakkad district is set to...
G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said that the G20...
Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are ‘debris from a foreign rocket body’, space agency says
The Australian Space Agency says the objects "appear to...
Singapore and Japan sign agreement to strengthen space collaboration
SINGAPORE: The space agencies of Singapore and Japan signed...
Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a...
Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
Hong Kong’s first home-grown astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, assembled and...
ISRO conducts first SOLVE ground test important for Gaganyaan missions
Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE) solid motor was...
New 3D Detection Method for Detecting Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica
Researchers in Japan demonstrate how vertically layered atmospheric rivers...
Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
The Uttar Pradesh government yesterday launched the statewide Digi...
Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
Japan plans to select a proposal this month for...

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Monday, June 20th, 2016

PSLV-C34 to Launch Record 20 Satellites into Orbit on June 22

India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 36th flight (PSLV-C34), will launch the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and a record 19 co-passenger satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota...

Friday, June 17th, 2016

ISRO-IIRS Recruitment 2016 for 06 JRF Posts

Indian Space Research Organisation-Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (ISRO-IIRS) invited applications for recruitment to the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) for various research projects. Eligible candidates can attend walk in interview along with necessary documents on...

Friday, June 17th, 2016

A Rocket Launch Brings China One Step Closer To Its Own GPS

The Chinese Government launched the 23rd satellite in its BeiDeo Navigation Satellite System - the Chinese equivalent of GPS into orbit aboard a Long March- 3C Marcket. Read More at The Wired

Friday, June 17th, 2016

Isro All Set to Launch 20 Satellites on Board PSLV-C34

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching 20 satellites weighing a total of about 1,288 kg in one go on 22 June, a feat that has been achieved only by Nasa, which had launched 29...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Musk, Bezos Successes Spur India’s Record Satellite Launch

India’s space agency will launch a record 22 satellites on a single rocket as it tries to ease a global backlog and demonstrate the ability to compete with commercial spaceflight companies run by billionaires Elon Musk and...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Chandigarh: UT MC Keen on Replicating Mohali’s Cleaning System

If all goes as per plan, Chandigarh will soon replicate Mohali’s mechanised cleaning system based on geographic information system (GIS). It was decided at a meeting of the Tricity’s Mayor Council — comprising all the three mayors...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

ISRO Resuming Launch of Earth Observation Satellites After 3 years

Next week’s satellite launch will see the Indian Space Research Organisation’s resuming its Earth Observation (EO) satellite activity after a gap of around three years. The space agency has scheduled to fly Cartosat-2C, an Earth imaging satellite...

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

Amrita Students Develop ‘Smart Water’ Prototype

Coimbatore - Engineering students from Amrita University have developed a prototype called “Smart Water”, to monitor the growing exploitation of fresh water in the country. Read More at Business Line

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

GIS Introduced in Forest Management

Imphal -  Geographical Information System (GIS) has been used for forest management in the State. Forest Department is one technical department to have a dedicated GIS Lab of its own. Read More at E-Pao

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

China Launches Beidou G7 Navigation and Positioning Satellite

China launched its Beidou G7 navigation and positioning satellite at 15:30 UTC yesterday, on the top of a Long March 3C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province. Read More at Domain-B