India Space Program

India's space program is making giant leaps to the moon, Mars and beyond. See the latest missions, videos and news from the Indian Space Research Organisation here.

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India on the moon! Chandrayaan-3 becomes 1st probe to land near lunar south pole

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the moon's south pole today (Aug. 23), making history for the nation and for lunar exploration in general.

illustration of a lander and a rover on the moon, with earth in the background.

India's Chandrayaan-3 probe to attempt historic moon landing on Aug. 23: Watch it live

By Mike Wall published

India's Chandrayaan-3 rover mission will try to land near the moon's south pole on Wednesday morning (Aug. 23), and you can watch the action live.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 images far side of the moon ahead of Aug. 23 landing try (photos)

By Andrew Jones published

India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has photographed the far side of the moon, testing out landing optics that will be put to use during an Aug. 23 touchdown try.

a shot of the moon from lunar orbit, with a spacecraft's golden solar array slanting across the moon's face in the foreground

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover enters lunar orbit, snaps stunning photos (video)

By Andrew Jones published

India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has returned images from the moon after entering orbit around our nearest neighbor.

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Indian rocket launches 7 satellites to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall published

An Indian PSLV rocket launched seven satellites to orbit today (July 29).

The orbits of Chandrayaan-3 that will bring it closer to the moon over the next month

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover mission aces orbit-raising maneuvers around Earth

By Andrew Jones published

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is continuing its circuitous journey to the moon with a series of burns to raise its orbit around Earth.

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What's next for India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover mission?

By Robert Lea published

India's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14. The mission's lander and rover are scheduled to touch down on the moon in late August.

chandrayaan 3 launching through the clouds.

India launches historic Chandrayaan-3 moon rover to land at the lunar south pole

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission launched today (July 14), kicking off the nation's second attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon.

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Watch India launch Chandrayaan 3 moon rover and lunar lander today

By Mike Wall published

India's Chandrayaan 3 moon mission is scheduled to launch early Friday morning (July 14), and you can watch the historic action live.

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India's moon-landing mission is 'go' for Friday morning launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

India's Chandrayaan 3 moon mission has passed its readiness review and is all set to launch toward Earth's nearest neighbor early Friday morning (July 14).

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India's ready to launch its Chandrayaan-3 moon-landing mission on July 14. Here's what to expect

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Chandrayaan-3 will be India's third mission to the moon and the country's second attempt at soft-landing a robotic craft on Earth's nearest neighbor.

gold and black Indian moon lander, rover and its ferry spacecraft in a clean room

India to launch Chandrayaan 3 moon lander and rover on July 14 (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published

India stacked its Chandrayaan 3 moon lander and rover atop their rocket ride on Wednesday (July 5), notching a big milestone ahead of the mission's planned July 14 launch.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's EOS-06 satellite captured stunning new views of Earth's continents and oceans, showcasing our planet's biodiversity.

Look at this awesome photo of Earth from an Indian ocean satellite

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new false-color mosaic made from images snapped by an Indian ocean-studying satellite captures Earth's continents and seas in stunning detail from space.

India's reusable space plane prototype comes in for a landing on April 2, 2023 after a drop test.

India successfully lands reusable space plane prototype for 1st time (video)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India has for the first time autonomously landed its reusable space plane prototype, marking a major milestone in the country's pursuit of low-cost access to space.

The Indian Space Research Organisation has begun testing recovery procedures for the nation's planned Gaganyaan astronaut mission, which is targeted to launch in 2024.

India tests recovery of spacecraft for Gaganyaan astronaut mission (photos)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India's national space agency ISRO has begun testing a mock crew module for the country's most ambitious mission, Gaganyaan.

India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) launches on its second-ever mission, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Feb. 9, 2023. The rocket deployed three satellites into Earth orbit as planned.

India's new rocket flies 1st successful mission, delivering 3 satellites to orbit

By Mike Wall published

India's new SSLV rocket successfully delivered three satellites to orbit on Thursday night (Feb. 9), bouncing back from an August 2022 failure.

India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) launches for the first time, on Aug. 6, 2022. The mission failed, and the two satellites aboard the rocket were lost.

Watch new Indian rocket attempt to fly 1st successful mission Thursday

By Mike Wall published

India's new SSLV small-satellite launcher will attempt to bounce back on Thursday night (Feb. 9) from an August 2022 failure, and you can watch it live.

India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) launches for the first time, on Aug. 6, 2022. The mission failed, and the two satellites aboard the rocket were lost.

'Vibration disturbance' caused failure of new Indian rocket, ISRO says

By Mike Wall published

Indian space officials say they know what went wrong on the debut flight of the nation's new rocket last summer.

An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifting off

Indian rocket launches EOS-06 ocean-studying satellite and 8 tiny craft into orbit

By Mike Wall last updated

An Indian rocket launched an ocean-observing satellite and eight tiny ride-along spacecraft early Saturday (Nov. 26).

An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle launching at night.

India's most powerful rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit

By Mike Wall published

An Indian GSLV Mark III rocket launched 36 of OneWeb's broadband satellites today (Oct. 22), in the company's first launch since the Russian invasion of Ukraine shook up the spaceflight landscape.