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Who is Professor Annapurni Subramaniam? First Indian woman to win the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal

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Professor Annapurni Subramaniam has become the first Indian woman scientist to receive the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal for her pioneering contributions to space research.
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Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 launch creates history: All you need to know about India’s first privately developed orbital rocket

Shriti Sagar -
Named after Dr Vikram Sarabhai, regarded as the father of India's space programme, Vikram-1 is a 24-metre-tall, four-stage launch vehicle built primarily using lightweight carbon-composite materials.
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Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 Test Flight successfully reaches orbit, India becomes the third country in the world with private orbital launch capability

OpIndia Staff -
In a landmark achievement for India's space sector, Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota,...
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Mission Aagaman: India’s first private rocket Vikram-1 developed by Skyroot Aerospace to be launched on 18th July

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India is going to achieve a major milestone in space technology, as the country’s first private rocket launch has been scheduled for Saturday. Hyderabad-based...
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22 satellites launched in five years, India’s first crewed Gaganyaan space mission by 2027-28: Read how ISRO is transforming India’s space story

Aditi -
The Gaganyaan Programme is aimed at demonstrating India’s ability to send humans into space.
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Indian scientists in Pune discover a new galaxy Alaknanda resembling Milky Way, the 12 billion-year-old galaxy changes theories about galaxies formed early in time

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Alaknanda is said to have formed at a time when the universe was 1.5 billion years old. The universe is currently 13.8 billion years old.
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ISRO launches heaviest ever GSAT-7R satellite using LVM3-M5 rocket, read how it will supercharge the capabilities of Indian Navy

Aditi -
The multi-band communication satellite is expected to boost the Indian Navy's space-based communications and enhance its maritime domain awareness capabilities.
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‘Sky is never the limit’: 5 big moments from PM Modi’s interaction with Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla aboard the ISS

OpIndia Staff -
"You may be farthest from India, but you’re closest to every Indian’s heart,” PM Modi told astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla in a historic space-to-Earth interaction.
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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft piloted by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla docks with International space station, Axiom Mission-4 crew members enter the ISS

OpIndia Staff -
Axiom Mission 4 successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at approximately 4:15 IST (10:31 UTC).
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Dazzling cosmic event: Star in ‘Northern Crown’ could explode into a Nova anytime! All you need to know about the once-in-80-years phenomenon

Aditi -
If the explosion takes place, the brightness of the star will rapidly increase for a brief time. It will become as bright as the North Star, the 48th brightest star in the night sky, making it visible to the naked for some time.
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