Ram Shriram's Sherpalo Ventures to lead $60 million funding round in Skyroot; valuation hits $1.1 billionGIC, of Singapore, BlackRock, Greenko Group founders take part in round along with Sun Pharma founder Dilip Shanghvi family office as the 9...
08 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
ISRO, Roscosmos discuss delivery of semi-cryogenic engines in Moscow; draft contract under approvalISRO held technical discussions with Russia's Roscosmos in Moscow for semi-cryogenic engines, crucial for India's heavy-lift launch vehicle...
02 May, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
ISRO's semi-cryogenic engine hits the launch pad in a stellar leap for India’s space ambitionsIn a significant step for India's space missions, ISRO successfully tested its semi-cryogenic engine at its Tamil Nadu facility. The engine...
29 Mar, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
V Narayanan assumes charge as new ISRO chief, succeeding S SomanathV Narayanan has been appointed as the chairman of ISRO, succeeding S Somanath. Narayanan, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, previously served as...
14 Jan, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
V Narayanan to take over as ISRO head on January 14, following S Somanath’s tenureNew ISRO Chairman: Dr V Narayanan, a propulsion expert with nearly 40 years of experience, has been appointed as ISRO Chairman and Secretar...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.37 AM IST
HAL's rocket engine manufacturing facility inaugurated in KarnatakaThe state-of-the-art Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF), set up over an area of 4,500 square metres houses over 70 h...
27 Sep, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
India needs new rockets to carry heavier payloadsIsro’s heaviest rocket is rated to carry about 8,000 kg to a low earth orbit (LEO) and half of that to higher orbits.
23 Jul, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
How Isro toiled for years to develop cryo engine to power 'Bahubali'Over 25-30 years ago, Isro was desperate to develop the cryogenic technology for its GSLV rocket in order to lift heavier payload of over 3...
23 Jul, 2019, 09.06 AM IST
View: Jingoism may propel politicians to power, it won’t help Chandrayaan-2 lift-offWe have no qualms in calling GSLV-Mk-III a ‘Bahubali’ for its ability to carry 8 tonnes, when SpaceX’s Falcon-9 can carry 23 tonnes.
18 Jul, 2019, 11.49 AM IST
GSLV Mark III launch: Why ISRO's biggest challenge will be at the end of this monthAfter developing GSLV Mark III’s semi-cryogenic engine, India will be able to put 6-7 tonne class of satellites into orbit, avoiding expens...
02 May, 2017, 11.36 AM IST
Cryogenic Upper Stage for GSLV Mk III tested successfullyCryogenic engines are used in the upper stage of a rocket launch as they provide the maximum thrust to a launcher vehicle.
27 Jan, 2017, 05.14 PM IST
Indigenous high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine ground testedIndia's first indigenously designed and developed high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine generating a nominal thrust of 19 tonnes has been suc...
20 Jul, 2015, 07.08 PM IST
ISRO’s new test set to put India into cryogenic orbitIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday successfully tested its indigenous cryogenic engine for 635 seconds, the full duration...
30 Apr, 2015, 06.03 AM IST
How ISRO developed the indigenous cryogenic engineThe journey was shot through with frustrations, technology denials, quiet diplomacy and hard work The development of India’s cryogenic engi...
09 Jan, 2014, 07.45 AM IST
We’re 14 yrs late in developing cryogenic tech, says former ISRO head NarayanFather of Indian cryogenic tech, Nambi Narayanan, laments ‘outside forces’ for derailment of rocket propulsion project.
08 Jan, 2014, 05.23 AM IST
ISRO completes second orbit raising manoeuvre of GSAT-14ISRO said the Apogee Motor of GSAT-14 was fired for 2,629 seconds with a realised orbit of 32,160 km Perigee, nearest point to earth.
07 Jan, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
ISRO takes big leap with GSLV launch; India becomes 6th nation to develop cryogenic engineIndian space engineers injected a 1.9-tonne satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) with high precision.
06 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST