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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: SpaDeX

Shubhanshu Shukla, SpaDeX, NASA-ISRO joint satellite—biggest space achievements of 2025

From Axiom-4 to the 3I/ATLAS ‘interstellar’ encounter, the year was full of exciting space news.

After months of struggles, ISRO’s 2 SpaDeX spacecraft break free, successfully complete undocking

The SpaDeX mission, which took flight on 30 December last year, was originally supposed to have displayed the docking and undocking of the 2 spacecraft in 1st week of January.

GSLV-F15 will be ISRO’s ‘100th launch’, a step closer to activating NavIC, India’s answer to GPS

Meanwhile, a debate is raging on social media and space forums on whether this is indeed ISRO's 100th launch.

How SpaDeX docking is ISRO’s giant leap to putting 1st Indian on Moon

India is now the 4th country, after US, Russia & China, to have developed & tested space docking technology. SpaDeX findings are expected to help India achieve future space goals.

Our take on ISRO’s SpaDeX, Biren Singh’s apology & H1B visas—in 50 words

The print view on the most important issues this week.

ISRO to carry out 1st space docking experiment. Why the indigenous tech is crucial for future missions

Key SpaDeX experiment planned for 7 January. A successful demonstration will add India to an elite list—US, Russia, EU and China—to have performed docking in space.

ISRO launches SpaDeX onboard PSLV. How it will pave way for Bharatiya Antariksha Station

The SpaDeX mission consists of two satellites—Chaser and Target—which were launched together but will be injected independently into a 470-km orbit.

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Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.