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Programme, since its inception, has been guided by a vision
which laid emphasis on the application of space technology for finding
solutions to the problems of man and society. Self-reliance
in space technology has been an important target of the programme.
With a view to promoting space technology and ensure its benefits for
the population in the northeastern region, the North Eastern Space
Applications Centre (NE-SAC) has been started. NE-SAC will address
natural resources management and developmental communication and
encourage space science research in the region.
Watch the Dragon
- by Aravind Sitaraman
In terms of human lifespan, the space age that began with the launch of Sputnik-1, the world’s first artificial satellite, would count as comfortably middle-aged. (Half A Century Of Space Exploration, Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 30, 2007)
China has once again demonstrated its relentless surge in the high technology domain. (Other Voices - Indian Press, Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2007)
China has once again demonstrated its relentless surge in the high technology domain. Barely four years after becoming the third nation to put a man into space, and a few months after it successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon, China has shot off its (Lunar Eclipse, Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 26, 2007)
The Kerala government today termed as invalid the controversial land deal between businessman Mr Savy Mano Mathew and the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).
(Isro Land Deal Invalid: Kerala Govt, Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Those with a stake in Indian science are a worried lot. From professors to technologists to many a project manager in ISRO and DRDO labs, they are all confronted with the reality that Indian science is languishing for want of quality inputs. . . (Science In Trouble, Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2007)
The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed for three weeks, an eviction notice issued to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by the Divisional Forest Officer, Thiruvananthapuram, to vacate the land bought by it in Merchiston Estate to . . . . (Hc Stays Notice To Isro , Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
It’s official. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan I lifts off for the Moon from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on April 9, 2008 - give or take a day or two depending on the weather. (Moon And Beyond, Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
There was absolutely no need for a judicial probe or a CBI inquiry into the ISRO land deal for its Space Institute at Ponmudi as it was clear that ministers were not involved in the deal, CPI's Kerala secretary Veliyam Bhargavan said on Saturday.
(Probe Into Isro Land Deal Not Needed, Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
As India’s space programme gets into its second phase, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking to harness nuclear energy to propel its future rockets which will explore distant planets and areas beyond the solar system.
(Isro Looks At N-Power To Take It Deep Into Universe, Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
FROM a modest beginning in the mid-1970s, building satellites in the Bangalore suburb of Peenya to a world-renowned space organisation that has done the country proud. This is the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India’s national space agency. (Isro's Strides, Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Michael Griffin, Administrator, NASA, on moon landings, the missions to Mars, and the possible cooperation between India and the U.S. (We Are Going To Take People Back To The Moon: Michael Griffin, Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 29, 2007)
Close on the heels of the civilian nuclear cooperation, India is negotiating another important agreement with the United States, this time in the area of space research and exploration.
(India, Us Talk Cooperation In Space Research, Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
India will put a constellation of seven satellites into a geo-synchronous orbit in the next six years to create a comprehensive navigational system for the South Asian region, ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said today. (With A String Of Seven Satellites, Isro Plans A Gps For South Asia, Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 28, 2007)
Almost a quarter of a century after it sent its first man into space, India is getting ready to put another person into a spacecraft—this time on its own.
(Isro Plans Manned Mission In 8 Yrs, Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The European Space Agency (ESA) has invited ISRO to be a member of the International Education Space Board, agency chief Jean Jacques Dordain said, while addressing presspersons here on Wednesday at the 58th International Astronautical Congress.
(Isro Invited To Global Space Education Body, Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
“Our GSLV can take a 500 kg spacecraft to the Martian orbit” (We Are Capable Of Sending A Spacecraft To Mars: Isro Chief, Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2007)
The Indian Space Research Organisation chairman, Dr G Madhavan Nair, today said India’s Moon mission has renewed interest in the international scientific community about the celestial body.
(Moon To Help Fathom Earth, Says Isro Chief, Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Arianespace, the commercial launch services company and the Indian Space Research Organisation would bid contracts for launching small satellites into low earth orbit.
(Arianespace, Isro To Bid For Small Satellites’ Launch , Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
Politics apart, couldn’t the ISRO, a direct look out of the Prime Minister, have done better than buy land worth many crores for a premier space science institute from a private individual, only to find it is a piece of notified ecologically . . . . (Isro Land Deal On ‘Fragile’ Ground, Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Sep 27, 2007)
The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning to launch the GSAT-6 satellite which will provide a direct link to mobile handsets.
(Isro May Help Cut Cell Rates, Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
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