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PM Modi to honour 4 pilots shortlisted for Gaganyaan mission, bestow them with 'astronaut wings'
Fp Staff •Apart from bestowing the 4 shortlisted pilots with their ‘astronaut wings,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also inaugurate three key space infrastructure projects at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, which have been valued at Rs 1800 crore
FirstUp: PM to review Ganganyaan mission, Bengaluru water cut… Top news today
Fp Explainers •PM Modi will review the progress on the Gaganyaan mission and inaugurate three ISRO facilities in Kerala. The biennial Rajya Sabha polls for 56 seats across 15 states will also be held today. Bengaluru will face a 24-hour water supply cut today. Here’s a look at what is expected today
‘Will continue to engage on major missions, ready to offer expertise for Gaganyaan’: Russian envoy
Fp Staff •Russia's Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, hopes that like numerous previous missions where Indian and Russian scientists have worked together, the two nations continue to engage on many more missions, as he offered Russia's extensive expertise for the launch of Gaganyaan
India's Aditya-L1 running as per schedule, to reach Lagrange Point 1 in first week of January
Fp Staff •ISRO's Aditya-L1 is just days away from reaching its destination at Lagrange Point 1 (L1), and shall arrive at its destination in the first week of January 2024. The satellite has travelled approximately 1.5 million km from Earth
ISRO to make its own Life Support System for Gaganyaan after other countries refuse to share tech
Fp Staff •ISRO Chairman S. Somanath has announced that the space agency will independently develop the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission, after several countries refused to share their technology and research
In Images | Sneak peek at ISRO’s prep for Gaganyaan mission’s first test
Fp Explainers •Saturday (21 October) will be a huge day for ISRO; the space agency will test the Crew Escape System for the Gaganyaan mission. Ahead of this event, here’s a look at the prep that’s taking place at the space centre in Sriharikota
Hold. Delay. Go: How ISRO launched Gaganyaan's first test flight after 'anomaly'
Fp Explainers •ISRO successfully completed the first test flight for India’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission, hours after the planned lift-off was put ‘on hold’. Here’s why the first attempt had to be deferred and how the space agency overcame the ‘anomaly’
Why Gaganyaan mission has a special place in India’s space ascent
Srijan Pal Singh •The mission's most significant milestone will be being technically equipped to not only send living humans into space but also to bring them back safely
ISRO will conduct the TV-D1 test flight for Gaganyaan tomorrow. Here's where, how you can watch it
Mehul Das •The upcoming TV-D1 Test Flight will use a single-stage liquid propellant-based rocket to carry an unpressurised version of the crew module During this crucial test, ISRO will assess the mid-flight crew escape system of an early version of the Gaganyaan crew module
Gaganyaan: How ISRO's astronauts are training hard for spaceflight
Fp Explainers •Four Indian Air Force pilots have been undergoing intense training for three years for ISRO’s first human spaceflight project – Gaganyaan. Recently, a video shared by the IAF showed a glimpse of the workout of these astronauts