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.
Ahead of the GSLV-F15/ NVS-02 rocket launch tomorrow, ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan, along with a team of scientists, visited Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the 118th episode of Mann Ki Baat, on Sunday highlighted India's "historic achievements" in the field of Space.
This historic achievement marks India's entry into a group of only four countries - after the USA, Russia, and China - to have demonstrated this capability.
With this success, India becomes the fourth country in the world to achieve this technological feat after the USA, Russia and China.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved the establishment of the third launch pad (TLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, a release said.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists on Thursday for achieving a historic success in India's space mission. India became the fourth country to demonstrate space docking capability after successfully
Karnataka minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after it successfully concluded the docking process of two satellites.
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated ISRO on Thursday for making India the fourth nation to demonstrate space docking capability, as it successfully docked two satellites launched under SpaDeX. In chorus with her were other prominent political figures.
"My reaction is happiness. It is something we all have been dreaming of for years. It is something which has been achieved by only three nations- China, the US and Russia- and now we are the fourth nation to do this," Narayanan told ANI.
Congratulating the team at ISRO, Annadurai said that the success of the docking process will also help when the space station comes as part of the Indian space program. It will help with the removal of debris as well, he added.