Category Archives: Achievements

Successful Reusable Space Vehicle Launch:Another Low-Budget Big Leap Dream Came True for India

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

In another big leap India successfully launched  RLV-TD, a prototype reusable space vehicle. The craft rose 43 miles into the air before gliding back down, making a safe landing in the Bay of Bengal. it was a technology demonstrator but with this India … Continue reading →

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India’s Technical Leap and ISRO’s Commercial Success

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

In a landmark of commercial success ,ISRO on 16th December 2015, launched six Singaporean satellites. This was the first time when no Indian satellite was not on board. The launch was done with  Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s core alone (PSLV-CA) variant. … Continue reading →

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Space Research Organization of India launches IRNSS 1C Navigation satellite : A New Step in Making an Independent Navigation System

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

ISRO  successfully launched IRNSS 1C on board ISRO’s PSLV C26 rocket from the spaceport  moving a step closer to setting up the country’s own navigation system on par with Global Positioning System (GPS) of the US. The satellite  is the … Continue reading →

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India has a date with Mars. Little Belated Independence Day Gift :-)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

India created history on Wednesday, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit on its maiden attempt. Indian Space Research Organisation’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft started orbiting the red planet at 7.47am,  12 minutes later … Continue reading →

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