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Ritu Karidhal has worked for ISRO since 1997. [4] She played a key role in the development of India's Mars Orbiter Mission, Mangalyaan, dealing with the detailing and the execution of the craft's onward autonomy system. [8] She was also the Deputy Operations Director of this mission. [5] Mangalyan was one of the greatest achievements of ISRO. [4]
This is a list of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) missions. ISRO has carried out 125 spacecraft missions, 92 launch missions [1] and planned several missions including [2] the Gaganyaan (crewed/robotic) and Interplanetary mission such as Lunar Polar Exploration Mission, Chandrayaan-4, Shukrayaan and Mangalyaan-2 (MOM 2).
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO / ˈ ɪ s r oʊ /) [a] is India's national space agency.It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister of India, with the Chairman of ISRO also serving as the chief executive of the DoS.
He is also the recipient of a citation from ISRO for his contribution to the INSAT systems Mission management(2003) Team Excellence award for his contribution to the Indian Space Program (2007). ISRO Merit Award 2009; Team Excellence Award 2010 as team leader of Chandrayaan-1 team; ISRO Outstanding Achievement award, 2014
As of 2024, nearly 80 different government space agencies are in existence, including more than 70 national space agencies and several international agencies. Initial competencies demonstrated include the funding and nomination of candidates to serve as astronauts, cosmonauts, or taikonauts with the countries/organizations executing human spaceflight solutions.
[113] United States President Barack Obama extended "deepest condolences to the people of India on the passing of former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam", and highlighted his achievements as a scientist and as a statesman, notably his role in strengthening US–India relations and increasing space co-operation between the two nations ...
The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was founded in 1962 under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) with Vikram Sarabhai as its chairperson which in 1969 became ISRO. [4] In 1972, government of India had set up a space commission and DOS and brought ISRO under DOS. [5]
2015 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), (Mars Orbiter Mission) 2011 - Elon Musk [Business Entrepreneur] 2011 - Robert Bigelow [Space Development] 2011 - X-51A Waverider Team [Science and Engineering] 2011 - Paul Spudis [Scientific or Engineering Paper] 2011 - Gordon R. Woodcock [Lifetime of Service to the Space Community]