Space for Mains

What are Launch Vehicles? The rockets have powerful propulsion systems that generate huge amount of energy required to lift heavy objects […]

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of his 72nd Independence Day speech vowed to put Indian in space by

India’s status: India at present does not have human space flight programme. The only Indian citizen to ever travel to

Facts: At ₹ 10,783 crore, the Department of Space (DoS) gets its biggest outlay to date and also the best

Explain the principle behind functioning of space telescope. Also explain why world‘s largest telescopes are built on higher elevations. (150

‘Breakthrough Listen’, is another name for ‘Search for Extra Terrestrial Life’ (SETI) project started and funded by ‘Yuri Milner‘ of

Philae is a robotic European space agency lander that accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft until it landed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko more

NASA’s New Horizons Mission is the first spacecraft which successfully fly by the dwarf planet Pluto, for its exploration in

Examine the differences between GSLV and PSLV launch vehicles. It is said that GSLV would become a competitor to PSLV.

Explain the working principle behind the Global Positioning System (GPS). Write a note on the efforts made by India to