Planned for six months, India's Mars mission Mangalyaan completes five yearsThe Mars orbiter has sent thousands of pictures totalling two terabytes, an Indian Space Research Organisation (IRSO) official explained.
25 Sep, 2019, 12.40 PM IST
"Nail-biting", scientist recalls Chandrayaan-1 launch momentChandrayaan-1 scripted history by making more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon and was operational for 312 days till August 29, 2009.
05 Sep, 2019, 01.47 PM IST
ISRO to send Indian into space by 2022State-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will fly an Indian astronaut into space for the first time by 2022, an official said on...
15 Aug, 2018, 02.08 PM IST
Gaganyaan to take Indian astronaut to space by 2022: PMNew Delhi, Aug 15 () An Indian astronaut, be it a man or a woman, will go on a space odyssey by 2022 on board 'Gaganyaan', Prime Minister N...
15 Aug, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj outwits Twitter user who sought help 'from Mars'Replying to "stuck on Mars" tweet, Sushma said that the Indian embassy will help any of its countrymen even if they are located on a differ...
08 Jun, 2017, 05.26 PM IST
View: PM Narendra Modi's gift, a 'Mangalyaan' in every hand!Sources in the Ministry of Finance have confirmed that from among several choices, Modi hand- picked the placement of Mangalyaan on the new...
13 Nov, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
After US, India missions to Mars, China aims for deep spaceUnder criticism that its well developed space programme focussed more on the Moon while the US and India stole a march over China by branch...
15 Oct, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
China's space programme comes under criticism from official mediaThe Chinese Foreign Ministry hailed Mangalyaan success as "Asia's pride" and "landmark achievement in humankind's exploration of outer spac...
30 Sep, 2015, 01.58 PM IST
3 ISRO achievements that made Indians proudIndian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has given us many reasons to celebrate in the past, and it is back once again with good news.
06 Aug, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
US looks to work with India in deep space explorationThe unthinkable is already happening in space, India and America are together planning to explore the last unknown frontier. Until recently...
19 Jul, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
Partner with developed nations to catch up in science and technology: Dr Mylswamy AnnaduraiHe said it was needless to state that the Indian economy is linked to globalisation and there are apprehensions about this model.
29 Mar, 2015, 10.19 PM IST
Google doodle celebrates Mangalyaan's one month in Mars orbitGiven that Google normally comes up with doodles to mark anniversaries, that is, annual events, this gesture of the search giant is rare. T...
24 Oct, 2014, 10.52 AM IST
Won't feel 'jealous' of India's Mars success: ChinaSoon after Mangalyaan's successful entry into Martian space, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying hailed the achievement as A...
25 Sep, 2014, 03.08 PM IST
ISRO team presents first MOM pictures of Mars to PM Narendra ModiThe team, led by ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan and ISRO Scientific Secretary V Koteswara Rao, flew in here to hand over to pictures to the ...
25 Sep, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
China hails India's Mars mission success as landmark progress"This is pride of India and Pride of Asia and also is a landmark progress in humankind's exploration of outer space," Hua Chunying said.
24 Sep, 2014, 08.13 PM IST
India's mission to Mars sweeps social media platformsIn the micro-blogging site Twitter, ISRO's Mars Orbitter twitter handel (@MarsOrbiter) gained more than 55,000 followers within hours.
24 Sep, 2014, 08.00 PM IST
Third orbit raising manoeuvre on Mars Orbiter performedThe third of the total of five orbit raising manoeuvres of the Mars Orbiter spacecraft was performed early this morning, raising its apogee.
09 Nov, 2013, 11.10 AM IST