ISRO & SPACE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN AUGUST 2024

* Scientists From IISC Bengaluru And Birbal Sahani Institute Of Palaeoscinces Lucknow, Have Identified The Ladakh To Be Ideal Location For India's FIRST Mars and Moon Analogue Research Station.

*  Indian Astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla And Group Captain Prasanth Balkrishnan Nair Have Been Selected For Upcoming Axiom-4 Mission To The International Space Station.

* ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 Maps The Lunar Surface Composition At The High Latitude Southern Hemisphere For The First Time.

National Space Day - 23rd August (First Anniversary) 

Theme 2024 - Touching Lives While Touching The Moon: India's Space Saga, Which Emphasize The Profound Impact Of Space Exploration On Society And Technology

AWARDS - 

* Professor Subhangi Digamber Chikte And Professor Jayshree Agarkhed Have Been Honoured With  The Professor Satish Dhawan Award For Engineers For 2022.

* ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath And DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat Have Been Awarded With Lifetime Fellowship Awards From IIT Kharagpur.

NAMED AFTER - 

* A Moon Crater Has Been Named After PASANG Lhamu Shepra.

SPACE ZONE LAUNCHED - 

* World's First Mobile Hybrid Reusable Rocket Rhumi-1 Has Launched From Chennai. 

( This Rocket Has Developed By Space StartUp Space Zone And Martin Group) ( Launched on 24th August 2024) 

* FEATURE - Has Potential To Reduce The Cost Of Future Space Mission) 

* It Carries a Payload Of 3 Cube Satellites And 50 PICO Satellites 

LAUNCHED - 

* ISRO Successfully Launched The SSLV-D3 EOS 08 Earth Observation Satellite From Satish Dhawan Space Research Center, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

NEW - 

* On National Space Day, NIBE Limited Announced The Launch Of NIBE Space Private Limited (NSPL) 

( With The Mission To Develops India's First Sovereign Earth Observation Satellite ) 

MOU SIGNED - 

* An MoU Signed Between The Ministry Of External Affairs, Government Of India And New Space INDIA Limited  (NSIL) For Grants Assistance For Launch Of Nepal's Munal Satellite. 

( The Satellite Is Developed In Nepal Under The Aegis Of Nepal Academy Of Science And Technology (NAST) 

* The 3rd Annual Meeting Of Indian Space Association ( ISPA) Held. 

* Indian Space Association ( ISPA) Signed MoU With All India Council For Technical Education ( AICTE) To Fostering The Collaborative Development Of Space Education In India.