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.
As part of the mission, Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the second Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma and will also soon become the first Indian on the International Space Station.
Current International Space Station, a collaborative effort by 14 countries, is due to be decommissioned by 2030. The first module for the new ‘commercial station’ is planned to be sent by 2027.
HAL won the bid for the development of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) rockets for a cost of Rs 511 crore.
Indian Astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla will lead these experiments on India's behalf. Mission to lift-off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, next month.
While Digantara Aerospace launched the world's first commercial satellite, Pixxel became the first private company in India to have satellites that allow observation of the Earth in over 150 bands.
Mission approved with total funding of Rs 1,236 crore, of which Rs 824 crore will be spent on the spacecraft. ISRO officials say it will likely take flight by March 2028.
Before attempting to answer whether the Rozgar Melas are working, it would be useful to take a look at the performance of the Modi govt on this front since it was formed in May 2014.
While we celebrate the entry of women into the workforce, we fail to address the structural rigidities that force them out precisely when they are poised for leadership.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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