Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Madhavan Nair has said that he has sent a representation to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) seeking revocation of an order banning four scientists from working for the government.

Nair said that he has not received any communication from the government. However, the government is expected to speak to the banned scientists to listen to their stance on the issue, according to a media report.

The Indian Space Research Organization, falling short of transponders, was planning to take transponders on rent from other countries. The ISRO department required 200 transponders and the association will acquire them on rent till the time their new satellite is developed and ready to take up the operations.

During the year 2007, ISRO had 211 transponders; their targets were to launch 500 transponders in the satellite by March 2012, but due to defect in the transponders and premature terminations of transponders, the target became unable to be achieved.

GSAT-12, a 1,410kg India’s communications satellite will be launched on July 12. The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) engineers are preparing the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C17) at Sriharikota Space Centre so that it can carry GSAT-12. Finally, the long wait of 9 years is about to be over for the researchers.

Indian Space Research Organization has made another flourished episode by launching PSLV (Polar satellite Launch vehicle) on Monday. The rocket has successfully released five satellites into the orbit. Among these five satellites, cartography satellite Cartosat-2B is the advanced high resolution satellite which is the main cargo.

K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of ISRO is very happy at the successful flight of PSLV 16.

Chennai, July 11 (IANS) Even as Indian space scientists are working on the partial restoration of communications satellite INSAT-4B, they are worried because of the recurring failure of their satellites due to power supply glitches.

The reason may be the failure of imported components, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists.

ISRO has lost two of its satellites earlier -- Chandrayaan in 2009 and INSAT-2D in 1997 -- and INSAT-4B partially now.

In a press release, Space Research Organization (ISRO) said that highly developed rocket RH200 was launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) at 3.50 p.m. and achieved its intended altitude of 60 km in 2 minutes.

Indian space scientists will be having a meeting at Thiruvananthapuram to discuss the failure of the recent rocket mission. This was the first ever initiative by the Indian scientists to build a cryogenic engine.

The space mission was conducted on Thursday and was a failure one. However, India has become one out of the five countries who have used the technology before for their space mission.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the reason behind Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3) deviating from its path was non-ignition of the cryogenic engine causing failure of the mission.

The spokesperson for the agency, S. Satish said, "The cryogenic engine has not ignited, that is for sure. Why it has not ignited, the reasons have to be found out."

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will continue working with the indigenously developed cryogenic engine even after the failure of the GSLV-D3 mission.

The country has to develop the technology at home because it cannot rely on foreign made engines for all its missions. The agency spent 15 years to develop the cryogenic engine after the country faced technology denial from the US which also forced Russia not to sell the technology to India.

Come April 15 GSLV-D3 will be the made available for launch into the space.

As the Mission Director of ISRO, G. Ravindranath, says, "The vehicle has been assembled and is ready for the launch." He further adds that this mission is very significant in terms of technological advancements as for the very first time, India is flying its own cryogenic stage spaceship.

GSLV-D3 has high hopes from the all as it is considered to be the most "reviewed vehicle" and represents an arduous effort of 19 years with no technology denials whatsoever.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for the launch of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV- D3) that will be fitted with the indigenously developed cryogenic engine for the first time.

If the launch is successful India will join the five countries to have developed engines for satellite launch vehicles. The only countries to have developed such an engine on their own are US, France, Japan, Russia and China.

The launch of involving a heavy communications satellite is scheduled for 15 April from Sriharikota in eastern India.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has reached yet another milestone by indigenously developing cryogenic engine that propels satellite launch vehicles into space.

The engine is deployed for the first time for the launching the GSLV-D3 later this month and if the launch is successful then India will join the five countries to have developed engines for satellite launch vehicles. The only countries to have developed such an engine on their own are US, France, Japan, Russia and China.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for big launches this year that will a landmark for the technology developed within the country.

The Indian space agency will launch a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3) in April and the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15) in May from Sriharikotta, indicated the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, P. S Veeraraghavan on Wednesday.

The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Mr. K Radhakrishnan has said on Wednesday that the agency programmes are aimed at bringing benefits for the common man in the country.

Mr. Radhakrishnan was speaking at the convocation of Tumkur University on the premises of University Science College where he was also awarded honorary doctorate degree.

The India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched 10 rockets in two days to study the partial annular solar eclipse, which was observed by many people on its path, which included many African and Asian countries.

The fleet of small suborbital rockets was launched for the purpose of studying the effects of a sun-moon alignment on Friday. The eclipse was the longest eclipse of the millennium. The Rohini series indigenous sounding rockets were launched by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station and the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

A new study based on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) data says smaller glaciers are retreating at a faster rate than bigger ones, contrary to an environment and forest ministry report.

The ministry had said depletion of Himalayan glaciers had slowed down and some of the glaciers were even advancing. The joint team of WWF-India and Birla Institute of Technology released the study Witnessing Change: Glaciers in the Indian Himalayas on Tuesday that blamed climate change for faster depletion of glaciers.

With effect from today, that is October 31, 2009, Dr. K Radhakrishnan, the highly-distinguished technocrat, has assumed office as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), after taking charge from Dr. G Madhavan Nair who retired today.

The 60-year-old Dr. Radhakrishnan has been a member of the Space Commission since October last year. Before his latest appointment as the ISRO Chairman, Dr. Radhakrishnan was serving as the Director and Senior Space Scientist at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram.

Washington, September 1 : The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) might have prematurely terminated the country's first moon exploration mission after it lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 over the weekend, but the probe is already said to have yielded a treasure trove of useful data.

This suggestion comes from Carle Pieters, a planetary geologist at Brown University in Rhode Island, the principal investigator of the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), a NASA instrument on Chandrayaan-1.

India's ambitious lunar mission, the Chandrayaan-1, launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), has officially been declared 'non-operative', as it has ceased to maintain radio contact with ISRO's establishments. In the meantime, the space body has declined the possibility of retrieving the mission, thereby shedding all hopes of recovery.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has completed the design process of its ambitious moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, after successfully launching its first ever unmanned Channdrayaan-1 earlier this year. ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said that the space agency is currently working on the orbital flight vehicle, while it will get lunar craft from Russia under mutual agreement.

Mr. Nair added: ''The landing of the rover would be decided after we analyse the data sent by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. Now we are set to build a prototype of Chandrayaan-2 and this would happen next year. We will build upon our success with Chandrayaan-1.''