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The GSLV’s story didn’t end with the cryogenics controversy. In fact, what started after the controversy was settled, was a brand new chapter - full of more controversies and crises. ISRO’s scientists found it challenging to master the gargantu
After weeks of torture, interrogation and imprisonment of the accused in the ISRO spy scandal, the case was handed over to the CBI for investigation. Chained to his bed and barely recovering from the gruelling torture, Nambi Narayanan wondered
After an eventful tenure spearheading efforts in the liquid and cryogenic engine’s development, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan had decided to retire. He requested ISRO for voluntary retirement. But before ISRO could grant him his request, Naray
After the PSLV, ISRO was looking to build a launcher that could place large communication satellites in space. That launcher was called the Geo-synchronous launch vehicle (GSLV) and one of its stages was a cryogenic stage, one that ISRO had no
Nestled amidst recurring failures and setbacks was one story of thrilling success: ISRO’s remote sensing programme. It was Vikram Sarabhai’s idea to invest in remote sensing satellites and he laid the foundation for them at a time when ISRO had
After a clever stint in France, Nambi Narayanan and team came up with a prototype of a liquid engine called Vikas. But ISRO was still undecided on whether the PSLV should have a liquid stage at all. What followed was a series of negotiations, d
The PSLV was an ambitious launch vehicle. Right from the start, ISRO’s scientists were conflicted about its configuration -- fights and arguments broke out over whether the vehicle should have a liquid stage or not. It also didn’t help that ISR
After SLV-3, ISRO’s scientists had to decide what their next launch vehicle would be. Finally, after a lot of deliberation and research, they decided to work on the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV). Simultaneously, they also decided to
After Rakesh Sharma, ISRO wanted to send another Indian to space. Two men were shortlisted for the mission and were trained both by ISRO and NASA. Only one of them would finally get to go and the decision had not been made yet. A huge accident
In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first African American to go to space. His mission was not just significant for America, it was also important to India. The mission that Bluford was part of not only gave India its first communication satellit
ISRO’s first national communication satellite INSAT-1A failed. This was bad news for the Indian government which was especially hoping to use the satellite to telecast the 1982 Asian games live to the whole country. A last minute fix solved the
In 1980, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is back in office and is keen on hosting the Asian Games. Her team also decides that the games must be televised. All India needed was a communication satellite.Could the Indian Space Research Organisation
Welcome to Season 2 of Mission ISRO. This is a story of perseverance and audacity. A story soaked in the anxieties of the Cold War, secretive nuclear tests, deathly midair explosions, scandalous accusations of spying and corruption, and yet of
Welcome to the finale of Season 1 of Mission ISRO with Harsha Bhogle. Sending a man to space had never been on the agenda for the founders of the Indian space programme. But in 1980, the USSR approached the Indian government to ask if it would
The launch of India’s first satellite launch vehicle did not go as planned. Instead of travelling into the skies, the rocket crashed into the sea. APJ Abdul Kalam, the project leader, was dejected and embarrassed. He was even ready to resign. B
After Aryabhata and SITE, there was one ambitious project that remained: the design, building and launch of India’s first satellite launching vehicle. This project would give the Indian space programme a sense of self-sufficiency. We would no l
The same year that India launched its first satellite, our space scientists launched another massive, ambitious and one-of-a-kind project. The British science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke would describe it as the “greatest communications expe
One of the first projects that Dr. Satish Dhawan has to steer to success is the building and launch of India’s first satellite. The man in-charge of the project is a young and ambitious scientist and engineer called Dr. UR Rao. Prime Minister I
The Indian space programme now has to find a new leader and it has to be somebody who can steer the many ambitious projects to success in a short span of time. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has someone in mind for the job: A Bangalore-based Punj
Having lost two of his key allies, it is up to Vikram Sarabhai now to carry India’s space programme forward. He drowns himself in work and sets up the foundation for a range of projects -- from building and designing an indigenous rocket launch
India launching its first sounding rocket was only a small step. Vikram Sarabhai dreamt big. He wanted India to waste no time in building and launching our own rockets, satellites and satellite launching vehicles. But we still had no expertise
The stage is set for India’s first rocket launch. India’s space scientists have returned after their training at NASA. The rockets and their payloads will soon arrive ready to be assembled. Thumba, the fishing hamlet-turned-rocket launching sta
After finding an ideal launch site for India’s space programme, it was time to recruit India’s first space scientists and send them to America for training at NASA. Handpicked by Vikram Sarabhai, a small group of scientists finally landed at NA
In 1957, the USSR pulled off a historic achievement in space. The Americans were disheartened but not discouraged. The Space Race was now officially hotting up. Right in the middle of this Cold War, India found the perfect starting point for it
The end of the World War II heralded the beginning of the "space race". The biggest powers in the world started trying to outdo each other with their space accomplishments. In the middle of all this, one fifth of the human population had just r
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