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The IRNSS 1H satellite integrated with the PSLV C39's fourth stage. The payload fairing is yet to be installed (in this photograph). Credit: ISRO

‘India’s GPS’ Remains Unfinished as an ISRO PSLV Mission Fails After 20 Years

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/09/2017

A spare satellite, IRNSS 1I, was expected to launch...

An artist's impression of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite. Credit: JPL/NASA

Why Trump’s Views on Climate Change Will Have No Bearing on NASA-ISRO Satellite

Amit Raj Singh 30/06/2017

The Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, acronymised to NISAR, will...

A mosaic of images taken by the Mars Colour Camera onboard MOM showing the Syrtis Major region of Mars, September 2015. One of the MOM payload's objectives is to trace the prevalence of and study the methane in Mars's atmosphere. Credit: Justin Cowart/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission’s Methane Instrument Has a Glitch

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/12/2016

The instrument samples methane, carbon dioxide and atmospheric properties...

The May 23 test, where the RLV-TD was fit upon an HS9 booster and carried to 70 km. Credit: ISRO

ISRO Plans Scramjet Engine Test Atop Its Heaviest Sounding Rocket in July

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/07/2016

The scramjet engine will eventually power the first indigenous...

The PSLV takes off on its 24th mission in April 2014 to launch the IRNSS 1B satellite. Source: ISRO

Why Haven’t ISRO and the US Signed Their Commercial Space Launch Agreement Yet?

Vasudevan Mukunth 23/05/2016

ISRO will have to take a call about whether...

An illustration of the RLV. Credit: ISRO

ISRO to Test its Reusable Launch Vehicle in Late May

It has been configured to act as a flying...