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Time of India
2 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Shubhanshu Shukla completes 7 experiments: Isro
BENGALURU: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has completed all seven microgravity experiments and other planned activities, 'achieving a milestone in the mission', Isro said a few hours after Shukla undocked from the International Space Station (ISS). 'Experiments on Indian strain of tardigrades, myogenesis, sprouting of methi & moong seeds, cyanobacteria, microalgae, crop seeds and voyager display have been completed as planned,' Isro said. Union minister Jitendra Singh posted on X: 'Welcome back Shubhanshu! The entire nation eagerly awaits your arrival back home…as you begin your return journey, after successful undocking of Axiom4.' SatCom Industry Association (SIA) director-general Anil Prakash said Shukla's mission wasn't just a milestone. '...It heralds India's leap into the space-biotech frontier. As India's first astronaut on the ISS, he spearheaded seven Isro-backed microgravity experiments, laying the first steps toward orbit-based, self-sustaining life-support systems,' he said. He added that the mission showcases a powerful public–private partnership, transforming space research into sustainable biotech innovation.
India Today
15-06-2025
- Science
- India Today
Isro successfully conducts first rocket-based payload launch from Uttar Pradesh
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), in collaboration with Thrust Tech India Limited, successfully carried out its first rocket launch from Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, marking the first instance of a satellite payload being deployed via rocket from the launch took place at 5.14 pm, with the 15-kg rocket ascending to an altitude of 1.1 kilometres before safely descending back to the rocket reached a height of 1.1 km, and shortly after, a small payload was released. Once it dropped to about five metres from the ground, its parachute deployed and the satellite landed within 400 metres of the launch site," news agency PTI quoted Isro scientist Abhishek Singh as saying. Unlike previous Isro-backed experiments in Ahmedabad, which relied on drone-based deployment, this test involved a direct rocket launch—making it a first-of-its-kind achievement for the state of Uttar confirmed the trial as a full success, noting that it served as a precursor to a much larger exercise planned for October-November, during which nearly 900 student-built satellites will be Tech India Director Vinod Kumar also confirmed that the company's motor test, integral to the launch, was successful. "This initiative aims to ignite curiosity about space technology among children not only in the region but across the country," Kumar
