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ISRO Plans Return to Mars with Mangalyaan 2.0

Vasudevan Mukunth 12/08/2016

The next Mars mission will likely be launched in...

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...

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ISRO Clears PSLV to Launch Sats Into Multiple Orbits

Vasudevan Mukunth 29/06/2016

With this capability, ISRO now stands to be able...

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A Computer Scientist Who Keeps Our Satellites in Check

Nandita Jayaraj 28/05/2016

Kriti Faujdar finds ISRO a supportive place to work...

Space Shuttle Atlantis's three Block II RS-25D main engines at liftoff during the launch of STS-110. This image was extracted from engineering motion picture footage taken by a tracking camera. Caption and credit: Wikimedia Commons

ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle: What Happened and What Next?

Vasudevan Mukunth 24/05/2016

ISRO did next to nothing to publicise the HEX1...

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...

ANI images showing the solid-fuel booster lofting the RLV technology demonstrator before the descent begins. Source: ANI_news/Twitter

After Successful Test of Reusable Vehicle, ISRO Has Further Plans for Slashing Launch Costs

Gopal N. Raj 23/05/2016

ISRO's immediate priorities are to make its own launch...