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U.R. Rao, ISRO Chairman Who Helped India’s Space Programme Settle Down

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/03/2021

Rao succeeded Satish Dhawan and helped ISRO work more...

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A Gadfly’s Perspective on Human Spaceflight

C.P. Rajendran 27/09/2019

The question about benefits is rhetorical but an instance...

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The Uncertainty and Obsolescence Vikram Sarabhai Saw in India’s Future

Vikram Sarabhai 12/08/2019

"I believe that the present is particularly threatening to...

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Review: Those Magnificent Women and Their Stories That Must Be Told

Jatan Mehta 29/04/2019

Minnie Vaid's new book, which profiles some of the...

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ISRO Doesn’t Have a Satisfactory Answer to Why It Wants to Put Indians in Space

Arup Dasgupta 04/03/2019

ISRO has come a long way in 50 years...

Over 1,500 Participate in Bengaluru Edition of India’s ‘March for Science’

Subham Rath 09/08/2017

The hope of scientists is that the ‘March for...

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Apples and Oranges: Why ISRO Rockets Aren’t Comparable to Falcons or Arianes

Vasudevan Mukunth 18/02/2017

ISRO is a state-backed, not market-driven, organisation, while its...