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ISRO is formulating space law and a space activities Bill, it is in its final stages say K Sivan
•The GOT announced that private sector will be allowed to carry out space activities like building rockets, satellites and providing launch services.
Chandrayaan 3: ISRO starts work on second lander mission to the moon, launch planned in early 2021
Tech2 News Staff •Chandrayaan 3 lander, rover and rocket will cost ISRO Rs 610 crores, of which Rs 360 crore is for the GSLV-MkIII.
ISRO's Space Shuttle-like Reusable Launch Vehicle will attempt its first landing in Karnataka
Tech2 News Staff •India's RLV includes a Space Shuttle-like craft that could feature an air-breathing ramjet engine.
ISRO to send a manned mission to space by December 2021 says chairman K Sivan
•Gaganyaan mission is extremely important for India as it will boost its science and technology capabilities.
ISRO will send man to space by Dec 2021, says K Sivan at IIT Bhubaneshwar convocation, encourages students to take 'calculated risks'
•Stating Chandrayaan 2's orbiter will give data for seven and half years, he said all technologies of the moon mission have proved accurate except for the soft landing."Is not it a success ?" he asked.
Chandrayaan 2: From showcasing space capabilities to providing indelible images, why ISRO's project is far from a failure
Sreemoy Talukdar •The image of a prime minister consoling the ISRO chief who had suffered an emotion breakdown following the lander’s malfunctioning, was a moment that transfixed the nation.
Chandrayaan 2: Most objectives accomplished, mission will continue contributing to lunar science, ISRO said
Tech2 News Staff •The success criteria included a lot of proof-of-concept tech, like the variable-thrust propulsion technology used in the lander.
Chandrayaan 2: How Narendra Modi magic turned temporary setback for ISRO into tangible hope of seeing flag on Moon
Bikram Vohra •Narendra Modi consoled the ISRO chief K Sivan and spoken to the scientists hours after the Chandrayaan 2 lost contact with Vikram Lander, turning a moment of great sadness into one of tangible hope
Chandrayaan 2: Ram Nath Kovind says 'we shall overcome some day', lauds scientists' commitment
•'Hum honge kamyaab, mann me hai vishwas, poora hai...,' this is how President Ram Nath Kovind summed up his thoughts after Chandrayaan-2's moon lander Vikram lost contact.
Chandrayaan-2 landing: Modi expresses solidarity with ISRO after minor setback in Moon mission, says 'effort was worth it, so was the journey'
Fp Staff •Modi also recalled a number of ISRO's successful missions, including the one for Mars, to assert that there is no failure in science but only experiments and efforts.