NASA-ISRO successfully deploy world’s largest radar antenna in orbit; a milestone in Earth observation | – The Times of India

In a landmark achievement for global space cooperation, NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have successfully deployed the world’s largest radar antenna in orbit. The 33-foot antenna, part of the joint NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, is designed to capture Earth’s surface in unprecedented detail. Orbiting about 460 miles above the planet,…

‘Two-eyed’ NISAR satellite will scan every piece of Earth | India News – Times of India

Nasa’s deputy associate administrator Casey Swails, in presence of Isro chairman V Narayanan, addresses scientists after successful launch of GSLV-F16 NEW DELHI: The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) programme cost the US and India over $1.5 billion. But there is an important question to be asked: What was the need for such a huge investment…

TOI explains: How Nisar was built – why it’ll take 90 days before any data comes in | India News – Times of India

TOI explains: How Nisar was built & why it’ll take 90 days before any data comes in NEW DELHI: The India-US Earth observation satellite, Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar), is set for launch on July 30 from Isro’s spaceport in Sriharikota aboard the GSLV-F16 rocket. But the mission’s real work begins after it enters orbit….

Unique space radar will track earth’s every shake & shift – The Times of India

Built By Isro & Nasa, This Satellite Could Become Our Planet’s Early Warning System For Floods, Crop Loss, Coastal ErosionOur planet is constantly changing. The ground shifts, often unnoticed. Glaciers inch forward, coastlines retreat and forests thin or thicken with the seasons. Some of these changes unfold slowly. Others strike without warning.On Wednesday, July 30,…

Nisar mission to benefit global community in earth observation: Isro chief – The Times of India

TIRUCHIRAPALLI: The Nisar mission, jointly developed by Isro and the national aeronautics and space administration (Nasa), would significantly benefit the global community in earth observation, Isro chairman V Narayanan said here on Saturday.The GSLV-F16/Nisar Mission is the result of over a decade of robust technical cooperation between the two teams of Isro and Nasa-jet propulsion…

Nisar, $1.5billion Indo-US mission enters last leg, Isro eyes July-end launch – The Times of India

Nisar, $1.5billion Indo-US mission enters last leg, Isro eyes July-end launch BENGALURU: As Shubhanshu Shukla recuperates from his mission to space, enabled by a collaboration between India and the US, the next joint effort by the two countries — the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission — has entered its last leg with launch expected…

NASA-ISRO to launch $1.5 billion NISAR satellite: Why this Earth-monitoring mission is so important | – The Times of India

In a major joint effort, NASA and ISRO are set to launch the NISAR satellite, a $1.5 billion Earth-observing mission that could transform the way we monitor our planet. The launch is scheduled for July, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. NISAR, short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, will track changes on Earth’s…