Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief A. S. Kiran Kumar expressed grief over the demise of former ISRO chairman K. Kasturirangan on Sunday.
In the 121st episode of Mann Ki Baat, the PM said that the former ISRO Chairman had the quality of giving importance to innovation, further stating that his quality of learning something new was inspiring.
Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Friday condoled the death of renowned scientist and former ISRO Chairman Dr K Kasturirangan, saying he played a key role in elevating India's stature in the space sector through his invaluable contributions as ISRO Chairman.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the demise of Former ISRO chairman Dr K Kasturirangan, saying his visionary leadership and selfless contribution to the nation will always be remembered.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somnath attended the Indian School of Business event in Hyderabad on Friday. Somnath said that it was a wonderful experience coming to ISB as it is one of the leading business schools that have a global reputation.
A felicitation ceremony was held in Chennai for ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan, where he expressed gratitude to the Indian government, shared insights on ISRO's milestones, and discussed future space projects, including Chandrayaan 4 and a space station.
"India is now one of the four countries in the world to have demonstrated both docking and undocking technology," the ISRO Chairman told reporters on Friday.
Taking to social media, X, the Former ISRO Chairman wrote, "Maha Kumbh was experienced as the humanity's search for the connection to the universe and have the 'Amrut', the nectar of life. I had a blissful snan at the Triveni Sangam in the company of Sadhus.
ISRO successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 at 6:23 AM at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This is ISRO's 100th launch from the country's spaceport.
The ISRO Chairman also highlighted that over these launches, they have lifted 548 satellites to orbit and a total of 120 tons of payload including 23 tons of 433 foreign satellites.
The countdown for the 100th rocket launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) will begin on Wednesday at 2:53 a.m. ahead of the scheduled launch of the GSLV-F15 rocket at 6:23 AM tomorrow morning.