The inspirational value of ISRO's Mars mission

India's researchers need to find quickest and cheapest possible solutions to problems in the country; technology dearth no longer an acceptable excuse

Countdown to self-reliance

Indian space scientists have been forced on the indigenisation track to launch communications satellites

Preparations for India's Mars mission

Countdown to self-reliance

Indian space scientists have been forced on the indigenisation track to launch communications satellites

MOM gears up for orbit insertion

Will India's Mars mission succeed?

ISRO has a contingency plan to salvage the mission in case the LAM engine fails

Eyes on S-band

Mobile phone operators want reallocation of the spectrum. Say ISRO is wasting the resource

India's Chandrayaan programme is "ambitious"

A moon rush is hotting up, with India, China and Japan devising substantial space exploration programmes to compete with the big players -- the …

Miles to go

Despite achievements, India's space programme is still struggling with projects targeting rural India, finds out T V JAYAN

One small step for India may become a big step for humanity

India's Mars mission could play an important role in space exploration of the future

Test drive to Mars

India’s first inter-planetary flight is now well on its way. Once the satellite orbits the Red Planet, the country will become the fourth …

Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

The dark side of Indian science

'Mars mission will push new frontiers in technology'

K Radhakrishnan, chairperson of ISRO, says if Mars Orbiter Mission is successful, the organisation will look at a larger mission, possibly …

Triple entry

Cosmic advances

Hopes dashed

Space for life!

Scientists claim to have found the first evidence of life from outer space

Indo-French satellite to help forecast drought

Cyclone-warning system

Mangalyaan is now in orbit of Mars

ISRO spacecraft joins three other orbiters of European Space Agency and NASA; ISRO scientists eagerly await information on the levels of methane …

Where are the heroes?

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Mars mission: Mangalyaan sends first image of Red Planet

The pictures will put into context the information provided by other instruments on the orbiter

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