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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has laid off 550 employees, about 10% of its workforce, as part of a broad realignment to secure its future operations.

Henry Throop says that US-India has had successful research collaborations and the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft mission where India invited world scientists to join efforts to build its parts has been a perfect example.

ISRO is developing a semi-cryogenic engine that will use eco-friendly kerosene as propellant.

The agency says that it may open avenues for the in-house capability to send manned mission, too, into space.

Three Indian and 101 foreign satellites scheduled for space on February 15

He felicitated two young Indian astronomers who discovered asteroids in 2010.