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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
TopicRocket launch

Topic: rocket launch

A Bengaluru startup is making space travel greener; co-founder says ‘fuel of the future’ is here

Bellatrix Aerospace co-founder Yashas Karanam says the company aims to promote green & sustainable space technology and has developed a non-toxic fuel, Rudra 1N.

SpaceX Starship explodes mid-flight setting back Elon Musk’s rocket programme, flights diverted

Musk later shared a video of the debris field with the caption: 'Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!’

Chinese rocket Tianlong-3 crashes after accidental launch during test run

The rocket is comparable to Space X’s Falcon 9 and has been independently developed by Space Pioneer, which has emerged as China’s leading commercial player in the space industry.

Why launch of India’s 1st semi-cryogenic rocket Agnibaan by Chennai startup is a ‘major milestone’

Indigenously designed and built, Agnibaan comes with the world's first single-piece, 3D-printed engine and will be India's first rocket to take off from a private launchpad.

After 4 unsuccessful attempts, space start-up launches India’s first semi-cryogenic rocket Agnibaan

Based in Chennai, Agnikul Cosmos is India's second private entity to launch a rocket.

Space startup Agnikul Cosmos aborts launch of India’s 1st semi-cryogenic engine rocket for 4th time

The reason cited was ‘technical issues’; no new date yet for next launch.

India’s first semi-cryogenic rocket launch deferred 3rd time in 2 weeks. Here’s why

The much-anticipated launch of India’s pioneering semi-cryogenic engine-powered rocket, Agnibaan SOrTeD, is put on hold due to unresolved ‘technical issues’. New launch date yet to be announced.

Global space economy to be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035, shows World Economic Forum report

Report by WEF & McKinsey & Co outlines how space technologies are going from 'niche to ubiquitous' for reasons like drop in launch costs of satellites, rapid diversification & awareness.

Why ISRO’s new testing facility for home-grown cryogenic engines is key to India’s astronaut dream

Third of 3-part series looks at Semi-Cryogenic Integrated Engine and Stage Test Facility which is key to perfecting the highly efficient cryogenic rocket engines crucial for India’s space flights.

How ISRO’s PSLV Integration Facility launch at Sriharikota will help India’s space ecosystem

First of 3-part series looks at new facility opened by PM Modi Tuesday. It is expected to enable quicker assembly, integration of India’s trustiest rocket & smaller rockets at launchpad.

On Camera

Farrhana Bhatt on Bigg Boss 19 reopened Kashmir’s representation wound

Farrhana Bhatt’s presence on Bigg Boss 19 can’t redefine Kashmir. But it can remind the Valley that Kashmiris deserve to be seen in their full human range—not squeezed into specific categories.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

India looks to Oman for spare parts to keep its fleet of Jaguars flying

India is now the only country still operating the Jaguar, long retired by its original users, France in 2005 and the UK in 2007, and secondary operators like Oman, Nigeria and Ecuador.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.