Here are all notable articles and blog posts I’ve published on India’s largely successful—but also very opaque—space program, including all of its planetary missions. I keep updating any evergreen posts within this list, and will maintain the list itself for the convenience of readers, so make sure to bookmark this page.
🚀 Space missions
Indian Space Progress, my newsletter dedicated to covering developments across the entire (civil) Indian space landscape
India’s Shukrayaan orbiter to study Venus for over four years
The Chandrayaan 2 orbiter is creating the highest resolution map of the Moon
Chandrayaan 2, India’s first mission to attempt a Moon landing
Preparing for India’s Yuri Gagarin moment with Gaganyaan (old piece but some information on progress to that point is still relevant)
🛰️ Science
India’s Astrosat and NASA’s Chandra co-discover a rapidly spinning black hole
Initial lunar science results from the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter
🧐 Opinion
India’s Mars orbiter completes six years at the red planet, but where is the science?
Book review: Those magnificent women and their stories that must be told
ISRO needs night survival technologies for future Moon missions and beyond
✨ Interesting bits
Interviewing Chandrayaan 1’s Mission Director on India’s role in the new Moon race
Explainer – Why did it take so long to find the Chandrayaan 2 lander?
💛 Personal angle
In all, the Indian space trajectory looks promising and exciting. I can’t wait to write more about it, and do my bit in pushing Indian space, and therefore global space exploration too, forward. :D
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