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Topic: space missions

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.

‘Shukla carrying wishes, hopes of 1.4 billion Indians’, Modi on successful launch of Axiom-4 mission

Group Capt Shukla, first Indian to go to International Space Station, will pilot a team including Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu.

‘Ye Bharat ke human space programme ki shuruat hai’—Shubhanshu Shukla from space after Axiom-4 liftoff

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.

HAL to become first PSU to build rockets for ISRO

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.

Axiom-4 mission, pushed to 10 June, to have 5th ‘crew member’ & a surprise for India’s 1st astronaut

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and other members of the crew will fly from the NASA Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 5:52 pm IST.

Space farming to muscle regeneration, 7 experiments by Indian institutes to blast-off on Axiom-4

Indian Astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla will lead these experiments on India's behalf. Mission to lift-off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, next month.

Digantara, Pixxel are inspired by Elon Musk. This will drive India Inc. space dreams

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.

ISRO dispatches crew module for first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan

Gaganyaan will be ISRO’s first attempt towards acquiring human spaceflight capabilities after successfully completing the integration of the liquid propulsion system.

Cabinet approves third launch pad at Sriharikota for space missions

The announcement was made during a briefing, highlighting the government’s commitment to the country’s space capabilities. Minister Vaishnaw said that Rs 3,985 crore have been approved.

ISRO postpones SpaDeX mission again after unexpected satellite drift

This is the second time that the docking experiment has been postponed. It was originally scheduled for January 7.

On Camera

Stop telling South Indians to learn Hindi. In Hyderabad, languages coexist without imposition

I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are opposing its imposition.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.