The Union Cabinet has approved the development of the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), which will be a significant step towards the government's vision of exploring and studying the planet Venus
PM Modi wished everyone on the occasion of the first 'National Space Day' lauding the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for making the country proud. "Our Government has taken a series of futuristic decisions relating to this sector and we will do even more in the times to come," PM Modi said.
Vijayan submitted a false report accusing Rasheeda and Hasan of violating the Official Secrets Act since her custody was coming to an end. Following this, an espionage case was filed, which was later moved to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The SIT then arrested four ISRO scientists, including Nambi Narayanan.
The launch proceeded from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. The TSAT-1A, built at the Vemagal plant in Karnataka, was part of the payload on the Bandwagon-1 mission.
On Wednesday (28th February), Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over a newspaper advertisement that featured a 'Chinese rocket'
DMK MP K Kanimozhi came to the party's defence after PM Narendra Modi criticised the state government's newspaper advertisement allegedly showcasing 'China rocket' picture.