Sonia Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on August 24 wrote to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath over the success of Chandrayaan-3, saying the space agency’s outstanding capabilities have been built up over decades and it being anchored on self-reliance since the early sixties has contributed to … Read more
In order to ensure crew safety as part of the roadmap for Gaganyaan, ISRO will be conducting two unmanned ‘abort missions’, which will include one in September and the other in December. Gaganyaan will be the first manned flight of India to space in 2024, ISRO chairman S Somanath told IE. Somanath, who is also Secretary, … Read more
Somanath, who is presently the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), was appointed as Secretary of the Department of Space and the Chairman of the Space Commission which makes him the head of ISRO. The Indian space sector needs to be developed to provide business opportunities for private players and changes are required in … Read more