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ISRO seeking Lord Balaji`s blessings is superstition: CNR Rao

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 23:18

Bharat Ratna-designate Prof. C N R Rao terms ISRO`s long-time practice of seeking the divine blessings in Tirupathi before its space missions an act of superstition he does not believe in.

ISRO to put Mars Mission spacecraft into Martian orbit on Dec 1

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:17

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), chief Dr. K. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday said the Indian Mars mission spacecraft will be moved from the earth- centric orbit towards the sun-centric orbit on December 1.

Ex-cop files defamation complaint against Modi, Rajnath

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 21:57

Former IPS officer RB Sreekumar filed a criminal defamation complaint in a Delhi court against the Gujarat CM, Rajnath Singh and two others.

Mangalyaan, Maven will complement each other in Mars findings

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 13:40

ISRO and NASA will coordinate functions of their Mars Orbiters -- Mangalyaan and Maven -- once both get into orbit of the red planet in September next year.

Rao ‘completely surprised’ on being chosen for Bharat Ratna

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 21:12

"This has come to me as a complete surprise," said renowned scientist Prof CNR Rao on government`s announcement to confer the Bharat Ratna on him.

ISRO performs last orbit raising manoeuvre on its Mars mission

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 11:03

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today performed the last of the five orbit-raising manoeuvre on its Mars Orbiter in the early hours, raising the apogee (farthest point from Earth) of the spacecraft to over 1.92 lakh km.

Minor fire in store room of Sriharikota space centre

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 19:53

A minor fire, which broke out in the store room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, some 100 km from here, has been doused off, sources said today.

Minor fire in store room of Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 14:09

A minor fire, which broke out in the store room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, some 100 km from here, has been doused off, sources said on Friday.

Final orbit raising to take MOM to height of 2 lakh kms

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 19:55

The Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) plans to raise the orbit of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) to an apogee height of 2,00,000 kms by November 30.

ISRO`s Mars Mission back on track, orbit raised further

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 09:43

The fourth supplementary orbit raising manoeuvre of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft ‘Mangalyaan’ was successfully completed on Tuesday.

Mars Orbiter: 4th orbit raising manoeuvre falls short of target

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 13:29

India`s Rs 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) seemed to have suffered a hiccup Monday morning when its orbit was being raised for the fourth time.

Frugal Mars mission launchpad for India in global space market

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 15:52

The Indian Space Research Organisation -- ISRO -- staged a flawless launch last Tuesday of its Mars-bound spacecraft.