The lander ‘Vikram’ on Tuesday inched closer to the moon after a manoeuvre that lasted four seconds to lower its orbit further. Chennai: India’s first moon lander, Vikram, on Tuesday got nearer to the moon with the Indian space agency successfully completing the first of the two de-orbital operations. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the de-orbital operation began at 8.50 am, as planned. Using the onboard... 

India signed a deal with France to buy 36 Rafale aircraft, which will be delivered in 3 years. India is laying the groundwork for the formation of a space command to give it a military edge in the tense South Asia region, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pursues a broader upgrade of the armed forces. Signaling a shift in focus from civil to military use of space, India has expanded its satellite program over the last three years to cover long-distance... 

“Success has become a way of life for Isro. But we never get carried away by success.” The PSLV-C34 a day before its launch in Sriharikota. This remark by a senior scientist of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) summed up the mood in the control room at India’s spaceport in Sriharikota after the hugely successful PSLV- C34 mission on Wednesday morning. This was the 36th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 34th... 

NEW DELHI: In a first, Indian space agency ISRO is set to launch into space a hi-tech satellite made by a Google company into space as part of a record-making 20-satellite launch scheduled for Wednesday from Sriharikota. On its 36th launch, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle will fly 20 satellites into space at a cost about 10 times less than other space agencies. As a mark of the India-US friendship, ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation...