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Chandrayaan-2 May Be Delayed, Says ISRO Chief

Chandrayaan-2 May Be Delayed, Says ISRO Chief

India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, which was tentatively slated for launch in 2014 could be delayed, said ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan.

September 17, 2012
Indian Mars Mission Receives Ten-Fold Budget Increase To Rs. 125 Crores

Indian Mars Mission Receives Ten-Fold Budget Increase To Rs. 125 Crores

India’s mission to Mars received a major boost on Friday during the Union Budget announcement, with the budgetary allocation rocketing more than ten-fold to Rs. 125 crores (US$24.9 million).

March 19, 2012
Indian Scientists Design Wireless Sensor Network To Find Water & Ice On Moon

Indian Scientists Design Wireless Sensor Network To Find Water & Ice On Moon

Scientists of the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory, an ISRO affiliate, are designing a new method of finding water and ice on the moon.

February 20, 2012
India’s Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission Likely Delayed After Russian Probe Failure

India’s Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission Likely Delayed After Russian Probe Failure

India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, which was slated for launch in 2013 is expected to be rescheduled to 2016 because of problems with its Russian lander.

February 6, 2012
NASA’s 2013 Mission To Mars Highlights Failure Of Russia-China Phobos-Grunt Mission

NASA’s 2013 Mission To Mars Highlights Failure Of Russia-China Phobos-Grunt Mission

China has lost out to the United States in conducting Mars exploration studies following its Phobos-Grunt mission failure, says Wu Ji, Director-General of the National Space Science Center.

January 23, 2012
Phobos-Grunt Mission Carrying Yinghuo-1 Space Probe Suffers Technical Glitch

Phobos-Grunt Mission Carrying Yinghuo-1 Space Probe Suffers Technical Glitch

The Phobos-Grunt Mars exploration spacecraft carrying Chinese space probe Yinghuo-1 has suffered a serious technical problem.

November 9, 2011