India space program: Rocket launches, missions and news

Photos taken from lunar orbit show India's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing produced "ejecta halo," a huge ring-shaped plume of moon dust that the Vikram lander's thrusters left in the lunar soil.

NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation are putting the finishing touches on the NISAR satellite, which will launch in 2024 to track how Earth's surface changes over time.

A new video shows you the historic Oct. 21 test flight of India's new crew capsule from the spacecraft's perspective.

India conducted a historic test of its crew capsule early Saturday morning (Oct. 21), taking a big step toward future astronaut flights.

India's first solar observatory has made a trajectory correction maneuver to ensure it is on course for a special point in space where it will observe the sun.

Gaganyaan translates to "celestial vehicle" and is a mission to bring Indian astronauts to space.

Sulfur in soils near the moon's poles might help astronauts live off the land one day, making these measurements an example of science that enables exploration.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Is making progress on its rover for a joint mission with India to the south pole of the moon.

In the next month or two, India plans to launch a test mission to validate the crew escape system for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program.

NASA and its Indian counterpart are working to extend their cooperation in the final frontier, in the realms of human spaceflight and planetary defense.