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![This visualization shows how Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander planned to land on the moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U2pnd8fhkusTKBm2oRSVXS-320-80.jpg)
India to attempt its next moon landing with Chandrayaan 3 launch in August
By Meghan Bartels published
India plans to give landing on the moon a second try with its Chandrayaan 3 mission, which is now targeted to launch in August.
![India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches from Sriharikota.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Spjcpgxu25QjVhnh24a2g-320-80.jpg)
New head of Indian space agency's 'biggest challenge' will be human spaceflight
By Elizabeth Howell published
Shri. Somnath is best-known for developing the country's highly successful PSLV rocket.
![An Indian GLSV rocket carrying the EOS-O3 Earth observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation lifts off from Second Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island, India on Aug. 12, 2021. It failed to reach orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/syz2gfP4Rz5ZjabJjMaphR-320-80.jpg)
Indian rocket suffers catastrophic failure during launch, Earth-watching satellite lost
By Tariq Malik last updated
An Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12).
![An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the EOS 3 satellite rolls out to its launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center ahead of a planned launch at 8:43 p.m. EDT on Aug. 11, 2021. It will be Aug. 12 local time at launch.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oGc2jvBjnXWNzydNgdWBMZ-320-80.jpg)
India to launch new Earth observation satellite tonight. Here's how to watch live.
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
India will send a new Earth observation satellite to space tonight (Aug. 11) to keep an eye on natural disasters, agriculture and forestry regions.
![Four Indian astronauts recently traveled to Russia to train for upcoming crewed missions, the first of which could launch in 2022 or 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oSwWLTW3RYpftrRWr83ydF-320-80.jpg)
India's human spaceflight plans coming together despite delays
By Rahul Rao published
So far, only the U.S., the Soviet Union/Russia and China have launched humans to Earth orbit. But India aims to join that exclusive club in the next year or two.
![An Indian Space Research Organisation Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the Amazonia-1 satellite for Brazil and 18 others](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r9gmHD2RvQ4BPsKRo923Ba-320-80.jpg)
India launches Brazil's Amazonia-1 Earth observation satellite and 18 others into orbit
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
A Brazilian Earth observation satellite soared to space aboard an Indian rocket late Saturday (Feb. 27) along with 18 satellites from the United States and India.
![An Indian Space Research Organisation Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches the CMS-01 communications satellite into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India on Dec. 17, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NxZaX2wAyAeDqho3L2emw8-320-80.jpg)
India launches new communications satellite CMS-01 into orbit
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
India successfully launched a communications satellite into orbit Thursday (Dec. 17) to provide service across the country's mainland and some island regions.
![A view of Venus from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft based on data captured in 1974.India is now planning to launch its own Venus orbiter in 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8XKyr5TnMNWk3YduwA3yeM-320-80.jpg)
India to launch Shukrayaan Venus mission in 2024 after pandemic delays: reports
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
India plans to launch a new orbiter to Venus a year later than planned in 2024, according to media reports, although the country's space agency hasn't published an update to its website yet.
![India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Nov. 7, 2020, carrying the EOS-1 Earth observation satellite and nine secondary payloads.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hXzA8wJVQyT5mHhyxXPZvN-320-80.jpg)
India's space agency breaks dry spell with its 1st rocket launch of 2020
By Hanneke Weitering published
After nearly 11 months without a rocket launch, ISRO is back in action. The space agency successfully launched 10 satellites to orbit Saturday (Nov. 7), including a new Earth observation satellite.
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