Chandrayaan-I a 110 percent success, asserts ISRO chiefSeptember 25th, 2009 BANGALORE - By finding water on the lunar surface, India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has completed "110 percent of the objectives", Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair said here Friday.
Water on moon: Scientists cry eureka!September 24th, 2009 CHENNAI - India's first lunar mission is perhaps the only space project that has raised many eyebrows. But the sensational finding of water on moon has vindicated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials' faith in the Rs.386-crore mission.
ISRO superstitious before rocket launch?September 23rd, 2009 SRIHARIKOTA - Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) do not just rely on scientific calculations before a rocket launch - they also seek divine help. Prior to every launch, the scientists make a visit to Tirupathi to have a 'darshan' of Lord Balaji seeking his blessings by placing a replica of the rocket to be launched.
Water on moon can't be confirmed: ISRO chiefSeptember 23rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair has said he can't confirm the presence of water on the moon.
Presence of water on moon can't be confirmed: ISRO chiefSeptember 23rd, 2009 CHENNAI - The American space agency NASA is expected to announce Thursday major findings of its moon mineralogy matter that went on board India's Chandrayaan-1. The announcement has been kept under wraps, but it is speculated it will be about the presence of water or ice on the moon.
US scientist's flip-flop on ChandrayaanSeptember 2nd, 2009 PANAJI - Three days after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) admitted the abrupt end of its Chandrayaan-1 mission, a leading US-based scientist associated with the project Wednesday termed it "a complete success", but added that "what we have not achieved is our ultimate goal, which was a much more extended mission that was to be achieved during the full two years". Speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of an ISRO-sponsored conference, Carle Pieters, science manager at the NASA-supported spectrology facility at the Brown University in the US, said: "I think it's a complete success."
"The achievements are very difficult to accomplish.
And now, India plans mission to Mars after 2015August 31st, 2009 BANGALORE - India will embark on an unmanned mission to Mars after 2015 to explore the red planet in quest of its space ambitions, a senior space official said Monday. Clarifying the statement made by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G.
ISRO formally calls off India's first moon missionAugust 31st, 2009 PANAJI - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has formally called off Chandrayaan-1, India's first moon mission, after it lost contact with the craft. ink with the Chandrayaan-1 craft broke down early on Saturday.
NASA's new chief sees Mars and beyond as goal within generation; space station to be extendedJuly 21st, 2009 New NASA boss: Astronauts on Mars in his lifetimeWASHINGTON — NASA's new boss said Tuesday he will be "incredibly disappointed" if people aren't on Mars — or venturing somewhere beyond it — in his lifetime. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr., who's 62, said his ultimate goal isn't just Mars — it's anywhere far from Earth.
4th spacewalker Alan Bean says US should focus on Mars nowJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - Captain Alan Bean, the fourth person to walk on the moon, says that it's time of the U.S. to forget about going back, and to join forces with the international community to focus on a mission to Mars instead.
Apollo 11 astronaut Aldrin: NASA should develop missions to Mars, possibly 'source of life'July 19th, 2009 Aldrin: NASA should work to put people on MarsWASHINGTON — Former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin says NASA should set its sights on a bigger target in the future: Mars. Aldrin made the comments on the eve of the 40th anniversary of his landing on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission.
India has no plans for manned moon mission, says ministerJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Though the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has expressed its intent to send a manned moon mission by 2015, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan Thursday told parliament that India has no such plans. In reply to a question on whether India proposes to send a man to the moon, Chavan said: "No sir."
The minister, however, informed the Rajya Sabha that "India is planning for a follow-on mission Chandrayaan-2, which has an orbitor and lander which land on moon (sic) and a rover which moves on the surface of the moon to probe its surface".
Space programme gets boost with 40 percent more fundsJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's space research programme will get a boost as the union budget for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday has given a 40 percent hike in fund allocation for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The total funds allocation for ISRO for 2009-10 is Rs.4,959 crore (Rs.49.59 billion or $1.01 billion), up from Rs.3,499 crore, which is an increase of around 41 percent, S.
Chandrayaan-II to be launched by 2013July 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-II is likely to be launched by 2013, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair said Saturday.
Mars shares many similarities with EarthJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Parts of Mars resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a study. Mark Lemmon, professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, long involved with Mars missions, says last year's Phoenix Mars Lander mission keeps revealing secrets about the planet, answering some questions but raising other big ones.
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