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Thursday, July 30, 2026
TopicIndian Space Sector

Topic: Indian Space Sector

Vikram-1, India’s first private rocket, successfully reaches orbit

Vikram-1, a four-stage, seven-storey rocket designed and built indigenously by Skyroot, took off at 12:05 pm on Saturday, 35 minutes after its designated launch time of 11:30 am.

ISRO is losing scientists to private space sector. How NASA solved this problem 40 years ago

Nearly 40 years after opening its space sector to private players, the US has become the country conducting the most space launches anywhere in the world, averaging around 190 a year

India’s Drishti lost in space. It was the first OptoSAR satellite worldwide

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.

Is India’s ambitious Mission Drishti ‘tumbling’ in orbit? Trackers raise alarm

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.

Lucknow space tech company will now produce rocket components for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin

Aerolloy Technologies is a subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited. It will produce large Nickel-based Superalloy housings and manifolds for Liquid Oxygen high and low-pressure systems.

Industry experts call for quality control and accountability with ISRO’s repeat launch failures

Between January 2025 and January 2026, the Indian space agency had three failed missions that carried satellites of strategic importance.

India’s $44 billion space dream rests on getting SATCOM right

The Satellite Communication vertical is expected to contribute approximately $14.9 billion by 2033, with $12.7 billion projected from the domestic market and $2.2 billion from exports.

Satellite launching spree to tie-ups with 60+ countries, why India is scaling up its space diplomacy

Space cooperation is key to India's diplomatic outreach. From aiding satellite launches to competition with China and national security projects, India's space sector has it all.

On Camera

India’s education system suffers from a mafia problem. More laws is not the solution

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?

Govt defends E20 in Parliament, says it shielded Indians from Rs 125/litre petrol during West Asia war

Centre tells Lok Sabha that ‘legacy vehicles’ face no significant impact from E20, says biofuel helped cushion consumers from global oil price spike.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

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.