In a clear indication that after a successful moon mission the government would like to continue on the path, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday received a 27 per cent hike in budgetary allocation.

A major chunk of this allocation will be spent on future missions to moon, development of the semi-cryogenic engine and building a rocket for launching heavier satellites.

Bangalore: As a prelude to a manned moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working towards a maiden manned Indian space mission vehicle that can carry three astronauts for seven days in a near earth orbit, ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said at an international aerospace conference here on Monday.

KOCHI: It was a proud moment for Malayalis across the globe when the nation decided to confer Padma awards to 15 Malayalis, including ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair, Lt Gen (retd) Satish Nambiar and versatile actor Thilakan.

The list was announced on Saturday by the Union Government on the eve of the Republic Day.

KOCHI: The ISRO

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Mumbai: Forty thousand and counting. The Rs 386-crore Indian Moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, which completes a flawless 100 days around January 30 has transmitted more than 40,000 images of different types since its launch on October 22, 2008, which many in Isro believe is quite a record compared to the lunar flights of other nations.

Amitabh Sinha Posted: Jan 12, 2009 at 0016 hrs IST

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to report some significant new information about the evolution and composition of the moon when it reveals the first results of the data being sent by Chandrayaan-I at the end of this month.

SHILLONG: With the launching of the Village Resource Centres (VRCs), jointly sponsored by the North East-Space Application Centre (NE-SAC), space age farming has virtually dawned not only in Assam, but in the entire north eastern region.

SHILLONG, Jan 5

At 7:08 am on October 26, 2008, when the spacecraft Chandrayaan-I pushed beyond the 1.5 lakh-km mark in space, it depended on a 32-metre antenna in a quiet saucer-shaped valley about 40 km from Bangalore near a village called Byalalu.