Developed by students of Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education under Noorul Islam University in Kanyakumari district, NIUSAT is part of the Cartosat-2 Series and lifted off from Sriharikota at 9:29 AM.
Following the success of the GSLV Mk-III, ISRO is now concentrating on developing semi-cryogenic technology that will utilise refined kerosene as the fuel.
Dr. Karan Jani is one of the authors of the paper that shook the international scientific community in 2016 by confirming gravitational waves. He talks about his love for science, his journey as a researcher, and the story behind the famous paper.
ISRO's former chairman K Kasturirangan has said that the space agency is working on the improvement of its rocket GSLV-Mark III so that it can be used for human space flight missions.