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Why It Shouldn’t Be so Difficult for a Woman to Fly Gaganyaan First – But Is

Virjana Dwarkan and Kapil Subramanian 17/01/2020

It is not merely that this government is blind...

K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Credit: ISRO

Gaganyaan Astronauts’ Training and Chandrayaan 3 Dominate ISRO’s 2020 Plans

The Wire Staff 01/01/2020

The organisation's chief K. Sivan said around 25 missions...

ISRO chief K. Sivan during an event to mark Vikram Sarabhai's birth centenary. Credit: PTI

ISRO Needs to Reflect on How It Can Encourage, Not Dismiss, Those Who Can Help

Arup Dasgupta 08/12/2019

If the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter spotted Vikram before NASA...

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When ISRO Isn’t Enough, There’s Another Place You Can Go to Find Out More

Vasudevan Mukunth 06/12/2019

Experts and enthusiasts have come together in pockets around...

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ISRO Will Embark on Chandrayaan 3 by November 2020 for Another Landing Attempt

The Wire Staff 14/11/2019

The significant unknowns at this point include the cost...

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ISRO Will Attempt Another Soft-Landing on the Moon ‘in the Near Future’

"Let me assure you that ISRO will pull all...

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How the Chandrayaans Are Linked to the Discovery of Water on the Moon

Jatan Mehta 15/10/2019

For a long time, scientists were almost certain there...