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What happened this month.
Press, launches, science and outreach, split so you can ignore what you don't need.
- scienceNISAR S-Band SAR data products released to the publicCalibrated S-band products from the NISAR mission are now available through Bhoonidhi, including soil moisture at 100 m resolution.
- outreachBharatiya Antariksh Hackathon 2026: teams shortlisted for grand finaleShortlisted teams will build at NRSC Hyderabad across 6-7 August, working on problem statements drawn from live mission data.
- launchCrew module systems clear major qualification tests for GaganyaanStructural, thermal and recovery system qualification is complete for the Gaganyaan crew module ahead of the uncrewed G1 flight.
- launchFirst private orbital launch lifts off from SriharikotaAn Indian private operator has conducted an orbital launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, a first for the country's commercial sector.
- scienceFirst national workshop on microgravity research convenesResearchers gathered to shape India's microgravity experiment portfolio, building on results returned from the Axiom-4 mission.
- scienceSemicryogenic engine power head tested at higher thrustThe Power Head Test Article of the SCE-200 semicryogenic engine has been hot tested at an elevated thrust level, advancing next-generation propulsion.