September 2017
India’s dynamic ecosystem for space entrepreneurship
... that are emerging across the world that are not charted into the current roadmap of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). These include providing low-latency, high-bandwidth internet using LEO satellites, integration of a wide array...
11 October 2018
ISRO: a personal history
... joined a team of young engineers and scientists in establishing a rocket station in Kerala and, ultimately, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) itself. The style of the book is, as the subtitle suggests, personal: “I remember clearly the...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
... largely in isolation, often reinventing the wheel at an enormous cost. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested a prototype of a reusable space shuttle on 23 May 2016. The Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV...
03 December 2019
Found! The remains of India's Vikram Lander are identified
... was targeted for a highland smooth plain about 600 kilometres from the south pole; unfortunately the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with their lander shortly before the scheduled touchdown. Despite the loss, getting that...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... Registration Convention, such as deliberate omissions, will be a breach of an international obligation of a State. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-40, launches the 710 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite for...
15 January 2018
Earth-i launches first-of-a-kind satellite
... (SSTL), the prototype satellite was launched on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). CARBONITE-2 (referred to as VividX2 by the Earth-i team) is a technology demonstration mission, that is set...