As ISRO, India's premier space research agency, launched a satellite Monday morning, on January 1, 2024, Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the moment as "Bharat's monumental stride in space". The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the XPoSAT at 9:32 am. Using X-ray photons and their polarisation, XPoSAT will help study the radiation from near black holes and neutron stars near it., India News, Times Now
ISRO said the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) on board the Aditya-L1 has successfully captured the first full-disk images of the Sun in ultraviolet range.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed the first test launch of the Gaganyaan space mission. The test was intended to ensure the safety of the future crew. The launch was delayed multiple times and eventually put on hold. The test involved the crew module, which is designed to provide a safe environment for the crew during descent and landing. The Gaganyaan mission is expected to launch in 2025 and aims to send three crew members into space for three days. India will become the fourth nation to launch a manned spaceflight mission.
Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the test flight s success. The test validated the crew escape system s capability to move astronauts to safety in case of adverse conditions after launch. Singh also revealed India s ambitions to establish an Indian Space Station by 2035 and send the first Indian to the moon by 2040.