An upbeat mood prevails in ISRO after Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander soft-landed on the moon on August 23, 2023. The book ISRO: Exploring the New Frontiers, To the Moon, the Sun & Beyond, published by The Hindu newspaper group, unravels ISRO’s self-reliant and world-class programmes. The book covers a vast canvas including its history, the three Chandrayaan missions, Mars Orbiter, its Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the upcoming Gaganyaan programme, plans to build a space station and send a spacecraft to Venus. ISRO veterans have written stories on its prowess in building launch vehicles and satellites, and have paid tributes to Vikram Sarabhai, father of India’s space programme. Apart from the galaxy of 500 pictures, the book features an interview with ISRO Chairman S. Somanath and another with A.P.J. Abdul Kalam done in 2005.