Aditya-L1 MISSION

Woman Scientist Leads India’s Aditya L1 Mission, Shatters Gender Stereotypes at ISRO

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Nigar Shaji, the accomplished scientist at the UR Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, stands as the project director for India’s groundbreaking Aditya L-1 satellite, the country’s first space-based solar observatory. Shaji’s leadership has played a pivotal role in guiding the satellite through a 3.7 million km journey, allowing continuous solar observations. In a significant assertion … Read more

ISRO Completes Launch Rehearsal of Aditya-L1 solar mission, launch on Sep 2

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ISRO Completes Launch Rehearsal of Aditya-L1 solar mission, launch on Sep 2

ISRO provided an update on its Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun on Wednesday, announcing that the internal inspections and launch rehearsal have been finished.On September 2 at 11.50 am, the mission is slated to launch from the Sriharikota spaceport. At L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the planet, the Aditya-L1 … Read more