ISRO expanding student participation in space missions, 11 student satellites already launched: Jitendra Singh

March 12, 2026 9:55 PM

ISRO expanding student participation in space missions, 11 student satellites already launched: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expanding student participation in space missions through structured programmes that allow young researchers to design satellites, develop payloads and participate in real mission experiments. Replying to an unstarred question by Sumitra Balmik in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said the government is committed to widening access to space technology so that students fro...

ISRO completed almost double missions in 2015-2025 than in 2005-2015: Chairman V Narayanan

August 21, 2025 5:01 PM

ISRO completed almost double missions in 2015-2025 than in 2005-2015: Chairman V Narayanan

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched almost double the number of missions between 2015 to 2025 than the ones launched between 2005 to 2015, Chairman V Narayanan said on Thursday, while giving updates on the "phenomenal and exponential" performance of the organisation in Delhi. The ISRO Chairman also praised Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla for being the first Indian to return from the International Space Station (ISS). "In last 10 years, the progress is phenomenal, exponential...