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India’s Latest Communication Satellite GSAT-31 Launched Successfully

The GSAT-31 is a "high power" communication satellite with...

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) carrying GSAT-9 communications satellite blasts off from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, India May 5, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Stringer

ISRO to Launch Communication Satellite GSAT-31 on Wednesday

The satellite will provide continuity to operational services on...

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CSIR Lab? Work on Applied Research or Make do With Small Share of Funds

Madhusudhan Raman 28/01/2019

It's difficult to come away from the numbers believing...

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ISRO Successfully Launches Military Satellite ‘Microsat-R’

C.P. Balasubramanyam 25/01/2019

The satellite was launched on Thursday night from the...

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Is ISRO Working on Three Reusable Rocket Designs at Once?

Vasudevan Mukunth 22/01/2019

ISRO's recent announcements suggest it wants to secure a...

The Long March 2 G/F rocket that carried Tiangong-1 into orbit on September 29, 2011. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office

China, Clearly a Country in a Hurry When It Comes to Space

Manoj Joshi 11/01/2019

We should not forget that if the Chang’e 4...

A GSLV-MkII rocket right outside the vehicle assembly building at SHAR, Sriharikota. Credit: ISRO

ISRO Is Working on Two Competing Reusable Launcher Designs

The Wire Staff 02/01/2019

The rocket, called ADMIRE – it’s not clear what...