Top official on August 12 revealed that India is ready to launch two space missions every month, with 31 launches slated to take place over the coming 16 months.The state-run Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan said, “The space agency has a tight schedule ahead, as we are targeting nine launches over the next five months and 22 missions from February to December in 2019, aiming at two per month.”
Sivan while speaking on the sidelines of an event held to unveil a statue (bust) of the father of India’s space programme, Vikram Sarabhai, on his 99th birth anniversary said, “We have also identified 50 satellites that will be launched over the coming three years.”
Upcoming key missions:
The space agency will be attempting its second lunar mission, “Chandrayaan-2”, on January 3, 2019
ISRO will launch two commercial satellites from Britain in September onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-42 rocket
The launch of GSAT-29 onboard Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk 3 D2 in October to facilitate internet to rural India
The launch of GSAT-11 on November 30 onboard Arianespace space agency’s rocket from French Guiana on the north Atlantic coast of South America
In 2019 it will launch advanced satellites which can perform earth observation, ocean mapping etc.
ISRO will test the reusability of a rocket by testing the landing capacity.
ISRO will also be conducting a test flight in May-June next year of its new rocket, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
ISRO will outsource the making of PSLV rockets to Indian industry in a bid to set up its launching capacity
It plans to have a student satellite programme by next year, inviting students to build their own satellites to be launched by ISRO
It will also be setting up six incubation centres across the country to interact and promote startups in the space sector
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away on Monday morning at Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata at the age of 89.
Several highways of Himachal Pradesh remained closed to traffic on Monday after heavy overnight rains as hundreds of travelers and commuters remain stranded.
In view of recent heavy rainfall and landslides incidents in Kerala, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accompanied by K.J. Alphons, Minister of State for Tourism and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday carried out Aerial survey of the flood and landslides affected areas and reviewed the search, rescue and relief measures taken by the State Government and other Central Government agencies.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday advised fishermen not to venture in the central Arabian sea as heavy to very heavy rains are expected in 16 states, including Kerala, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, in next two days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview to a leading newspaper on Saturday evening has strongly condemned mob lynching incidents. He said, “mob lynching is a crime, no matter the motive, no person can, under any circumstances, take the law into his or her own hands and commit violence.” “My government is fully committed to upholding the rule of law and protecting the life and liberty of every citizen,” he added.
A security officer has been killed while three security personnel were injured in an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces in Batamaloo area of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on Sunday morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the 56th annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-Bombay).
In Kerala, 30 people have lost their lives due to flood and landslides in last 48 hours. Floods have wreaked havoc all over India. Till date, more than 700 people have died due to floods this year.
