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Scientist K Sivan succeeds AS Kiran Kumar as chairman of ISRO
Ians • 7 years agoCurrently, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thiruvananthapuram, Sivan will succeed AS Kiran Kumar and have a three-year term as the ISRO chief.
Renowned scientist Sivan K named new ISRO chairman
• 7 years agoSivan joined the ISRO in 1982 in PSLV project and has contributed immensely towards end to end mission planning, mission design, mission integration and analysis.
ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar on partnerships with private industries, manned missions, and colonising other planets
Rashmesehgal • 7 years agoISRO chairman Dr AS Kiran Kumar spells out the many exciting challenges facing his team of scientists in the field of space research.
ISRO plans to use rockets manufactured by private industries to boost satellite launch capacity
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoISRO plans to increase the number of flights per year to about 20 from the current 8-10 launches every year.
ISRO's GSLV MK III D1 launched: Nation proud of historic feat, says Pranab Mukherjee
• 8 years agoThe nation is proud of ISRO's achievement of successfully launching GSLV-Mk III, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday.
Isro planning to launch satellite to help SAARC nations; Chandrayaan-2 to follow in Q1 2018
Fp Archives • 8 years agoSpace agency Isro is planning to launch two satellites, including the one meant for the benefit of SAARC nations, in March and April this year.
Isro to replace failed IRNSS navigation satellite with a new one in a 2017 launch
Tech2 News Staff • 8 years agoIndia will launch one of its backup navigation satellites this year as a replacement to IRNSS-1A satellite, whose three atomic clocks have failed.
Isro's Mangalyaan mission executes orbital correction maneuver to extend mission duration
Tech2 News Staff • 8 years agoIsro's maiden mission to Mars was expected to last only six months, but has been repeatedly extended by Isro engineers.
Launching 103 satellites is not about setting a record, but to maximise capability, says ISRO chief
Fp Archives • 8 years agoWith less than a month left for the proposed launch of 103 satellites at one go, Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday said its aim is to maximise capability with each launch and not set a record.
Isro, Nasa to jointly launch satellite to study earthquakes and their patterns
• 9 years agoIn a first, space agencies of India and the US will collaborate to launch a satellite that will help study earthquakes and their patterns.