Mission Drishti, as the launch was called, was celebrated globally. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it marked a major achievement in India’s space journey.
Pawan Chandana, the co-founder and CEO of Skyroot Aerospace, was a guest at ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, with ThePrint editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta and senior assistant editor Soumya Pillai.
Bengaluru-based startup GalaxEye Space launched the world’s first OptoSAR imaging satellite, Mission Drishti, on 3 May aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from California.
Pathfinder, to be developed by Pixxel and Sarvam AI, is India’s first orbital data centre satellite. It opens the door for satellites that can ‘think’ for themselves and deliver conclusions.
Startup GalaxEye Space poses one question for global satellite imagery: ‘Why must we choose between satellite data that is either clear or consistent?’
OrbitAID’s AayulSAT was scheduled to fly on board ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s C-62 mission, which ultimately failed to place the satellites in orbit.
Despite the Space Policy of 2023, redefining ISRO's role and encouraging it to step away from commercial launches, the space organisation was still not able to meet its goal for 2025.
Half a dozen graduates from IIT, BITS Pilani, and other engineering colleges are propelling India into the next frontier of modern spaceflight — satellites in LEO. Hyderabad is a hub.
Backed by foreign investors, the PixxelSpace-led consortium didn't seek any govt funding for the project. It is 'a missed opportunity' for them, say smaller players.
I have absolutely no doubt that the Nandan Nilekani-led NEET committee will come up with a very relevant and useful set of recommendations. But will it help?
Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.
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