Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

Remembering R. Aravamudan, the Pioneer of aerospace radars and tracking in India

Aravamudan rose to serve the organization as Director Satish Dhawan Space Centre(spaceport), Sriharikota, and the ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru.

Aug 07, 2021, 18:54 PM IST

Drone sighted at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, airport, Kovalam beach; security on high alert

The drone was first sighted at Kovalam beach early by a night patrolling group of Kerala police.

 

Mar 22, 2019, 20:09 PM IST

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre director will now head ISRO

New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Noted scientist Sivan K was today appointed as the chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to replace A S Kiran Kumar.

Jan 10, 2018, 19:32 PM IST

Museum dedicated to APJ Abdul Kalam to be opened in Kerala

Titled Dr Kalam Smriti International Science & Space Museum, the facility is considered to be the first of its kind in south India.

 

Jul 12, 2017, 14:46 PM IST

Unveiled - ISRO's solar hybrid electric car

The Solar Hybrid Electric Car, designed and developed using in-house expertise, was successfully demonstrated recently in a test drive at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram.

May 04, 2017, 10:00 AM IST

Share technology for manufacturing Lithium-ion batteries for vehicles, says govt to ISRO

Over half a dozen major automobile companies have already approached ISRO for the technology, as they are keen to produce the indigenous Lithium-ion batteries.

Apr 09, 2017, 20:25 PM IST

ISRO commissions two major facilities at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

The one meter Hypersonic Wind Tunnel and one meter Shock Tunnel have been established with a wide spectrum of simulation capabilities in terms of Mach number, Reynolds number and re-entry velocities.

Mar 20, 2017, 20:55 PM IST

ISRO's PSLV launch was not aimed to set any record

Frankly ISRO does not claim it wanted to set any record," K. Sivan, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, which makes the PSLV and all other rockets for ISRO said.

Feb 20, 2017, 16:39 PM IST

ISRO to make commercial use of multiple burn technology in today's rocket launch

In an unprecedented event, Indian space agency ISRO, will be making commercial use its own multiple burn technology while launching eight satellites - five foreign and three domestic - in different orbits today.

Sep 25, 2016, 20:49 PM IST

ISRO's space technology can save lives of soldiers at Siachen

At those heights of 6000-7000 m, extreme weather is the bigger killer.

Apr 03, 2016, 10:08 AM IST