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23 Jul

China leads lunar race, but Chandrayaan-3 can be a gamechanger

New Delhi, July 23, The Moon is now the next frontier to capture in the burgeoning global space industry and arch-rivals India and China are leaving no stone unturned to explore the lunar surface. The success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission will make India the fourth country in the world to land and ride on the Moon's surface after the US, Russia, and China. India launched its first Moon mission Chandrayaan-1 in October 2008 using its light rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the second mission on July 22, 2019 with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk III now renamed as…

23 Dec

YEAREND INTERVIEW: ISRO chief promises a booster riding on an eventful 2022

Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) It was an eventful 2022 for the Indian space sector that includes the government and the private sector. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) put into the satellite launch market a heavier rocket with an order size of over Rs 1,000 crore and also launched a couple of its own satellites, said a top official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The space agency transferred its operational assets to NSIL and the latter also selected a consortium to make five PSLV-XL rockets. The private space startups also flew their satellites and rockets…