High in the cold desert of Ladakh, at the edge of one of the harshest environments on the planet, ISRO has built a space station on Earth. It’s called HOPE — Himalayan Outpost for Planetary Exploration. Set up in Tso Kar Valley, this high-altitude region mirrors conditions on Mars and the Moon. This is where India is now testing how humans will live, survive, and work on other planets. Inside the HOPE station: • Astronaut life-support systems are being tested • The impact of isolation on the hum

ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission has now completed over 1100 days in orbit, which is way more time than it was estimated to live. Way to go, ISRO - Indian Space Research Organisation! Read more: http://bit.ly/2hdEnPA | Indiatimes