New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the ‘Agni 5’ intermediate range ballistic missile, in a demonstration of its strategic military capabilities. The defence ministry said the test-firing of the missile from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur validated all operational and technical parameters. “Intermediate range ballistic missile ‘Agni 5’ was successfully test-fired from…
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India’s Gaganyaan mission around the world, and scientists were keen to be part of it. In an interaction with the prime minister on Monday evening, Shukla also shared his experiences about his space journey to the International…
London: Scientists from the UK have been able to recreate extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space and said the unstable behaviour of water revealed can help identify ancient signs of cryovolcanic activity across celestial bodies in the solar system. In the near-zero pressure environment of space, water reacts very differently from how…
Chennai: The historic NISAR mission, a landmark collaboration between NASA and ISRO, has entered its crucial 90-day commissioning phase, during which scientists will carry out rigorous checks, calibrations, and orbital adjustments to prepare the satellite for full-scale earth observation. The critical phase follows the successful launch of the radar imaging satellite on July 30 aboard…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): Marking ISRO’s maiden collaboration with NASA, a GSLV rocket on Wednesday blasted off from this spaceport to place the NISAR earth observation satellite, jointly developed by the two space agencies, in an intended orbit. The 51.7 metre tall three stage GSLV F-16 rocket soared into the skies at the end of a…
Chennai: The unique Earth observation satellite, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) will be launched through the GSLV-S16 on July 30, said ISRO chairman V Narayanan. Weighing 2,392 kg, NISAR is a unique Earth observation satellite and the first to observe the Earth with a dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (NASA’s L-band and ISRO’s S-band), both using…
New Delhi: Miltenyi Biotec and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) have partnered to launch India’s first hands-on training program in CAR-T cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Signed under the aegis of BIRAC, the initiative marks a major step toward building skilled manpower in the country’s cell and gene therapy (CGT) ecosystem. The…
New Delhi: Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts of the Axiom-4 entered the Dragon Grace spacecraft on Monday and were suited up to begin their journey back to Earth after an 18-day stay at the International Space Station. Shukla, the mission pilot, commander Peggy Whitson, and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu…
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Saturday said he was studying whether specific supplements can delay muscle loss in microgravity conditions, which could help develop medicines for muscle degeneration in elderly people. In an interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the International Space Station, Shukla said he was also scheduled to conduct an experiment…
Bengaluru: It was a proud moment not just for Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (call sign Shooks) but for the entire country as the first Indian piloted the Dragon spacecraft and docked ahead of the planned schedule into the International Space Station as a part of the Axiom-4 mission. Shortly after the docking, Shukla thanked Peggy…
