Chandrayaan-1 lifts off successfully – Kudos to ISRO

It was truly a historic moment for the entire country. The PSLV-C11, which carries India’s first unmanned moon spacecraft Chandrayaan-1, was successfully put into initial orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Wednesday morning at around 6.40 am. At the end of the 49-hour countdown, the 44.4 meter tall four-stage PSLV-C11 blasted off from [...]

ISRO’s reputation goes from strength to strength as it provides telecommunications services globally

Dr Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space programme, once said that there are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. Indeed, until recently, India never dreamed of competing with more economically-advanced nations at exploration of the moon or the planets or manned space-flight. But the space fraternity was [...]