OPINION | India’s space economy enters a new strategic era
New policies, liberalised investment, and private participation are reshaping India’s space sector, even as legal gaps, execution risks, and regional competition test its long-term resilience
India drafts space traffic safety rules as orbital congestion and SSA market grows
Industry backs intent of Space Situational Awareness policy but flags costs, compliance burden and need for phased rollout
Deepinder Goyal in talks to invest in Pixxel’s latest fundraise of over $55 million
While the commitments for a $55-60 million fundraise are already in, talks are still ongoing and Pixxel might end up upsizing the round to around $80-100 million, sources told Moneycontrol
The BlueBird Block-2 launch: Why ISRO's LVM3-M6 mission holds significance
BlueBird Block-2 has been designed by AST SpaceMobile as part of a next-generation satellite constellation aimed at providing direct-to-mobile connectivity.
OPINION | Private participation in India’s space ecosystem will reach a milestone in 2026 with rocket launches
Investment and attention have been concentrated in satellites. Two startups aim to change this as they prepare to add to existing domestic capacity in the primary infrastructure: launch vehicles
Satellite communication services likely to begin next year; industry awaits draft space law: IsPA chief AK Bhatt
ISpA’s Lt. Gen. A.K. Bhatt says players like OneWeb, Starlink and Kuiper could go live soon, urges government to share the draft Space Activities Bill with industry before finalising it.
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS unleashes bright green glow in stunning new images
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS undergoes a striking green transformation, captivating scientists and astronomy enthusiasts alike with its unprecedented color change.
Pixxel, Dhruva Space launch satellites aboard Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
With this launch, Pixxel Space will now work on developing their 'Honeybees' satellites. For Dhruva Space, this was its first commercial mission
Sky Grab: China's ambitious plans to dominate the orbital internet race
China’s launched Guowang, a mega-constellation of low earth orbit satellites, which may overwhelm Starlink in scale. What’s unfolding is not simply commercial competition, but a contest over who shapes global information flows. The genuine concern is not the existence of another global constellation — redundancy is healthy. The danger lies in the values embedded within it
No humans needed: Kepler’s 6-satellite swarm will hunt threats from space in 90 minutes
The six-satellite constellation will mimic a beehive in orbit, autonomously tracking signals, heat signatures and suspicious movements without ground commands.
HAL wins contract to build small satellite launch vehicles, becomes India’s third rocket maker
HAL emerged as the highest bidder with a bid of Rs 511 crore, surpassing two other consortiums that participated in the commercial bidding process -- one led by Bengaluru-based Alpha Design and the other by Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
Axiom-4 mission carrying India's Shubhanshu Shukla now eyes June 19 lift-off
The astronauts were originally scheduled for lift-off on May 29, which was put off to June 8, June 10 and June 11.
Pixxel wins fresh defence grant to build advanced hyperspectral, MWIR payloads for Indian Air Force
The new funding will support Pixxel’s work on imaging payloads aimed at enhancing India’s airborne and space-based surveillance capabilities.
IAF pilot Shukla’s flight to ISS would bring new learnings for Indian space projects
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will be the second Indian to space, joining Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission. His experience will aid India’s Gaganyaan mission and human spaceflight advancements. The space flight has been postponed to a future date
India’s new man in space Shubhanshu Shukla and his role in the Axiom mission
India returns to space with IAF’s Shubhanshu Shukla, set to make history aboard the ISS on June 11
India’s space sector set to soar
A robust foundation has already been laid through public sector. Going forward, it will be complemented by a policy framework that harnesses private sector resources to expand the country’s space economy fivefold over the next decade to about $44 billion
ISRO, SCL develops 32-bit Microprocessors for space applications
Vikram 3201 is the first fully Indian-made 32-bit microprocessor qualified for use in the harsh environmental conditions of launch vehicles.
NASA-SpaceX Crew-10 mission nears ISS docking; to bring home Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore
According to NASA’s schedule, the Crew Dragon is expected to dock at the ISS at 11:30 p.m. EDT on March 16, with the hatch opening scheduled for 1:05 a.m. EDT.
Starlink entry won't impact India’s space ecosystem, says IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka
Starlink's arrival can reshape internet accessibility, the space industry is expected to remain unaffected, Goenka has said
India’s space sector unaffected by tariff war, assures IN-SPACe's Pawan Goenka
Pawan Goenka said some procedural matters pertaining to import of space components still need fine-tuning, but the space sector is unlikely to face significant hurdles due to the tariff spat.
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu to establish space manufacturing clusters, Karnataka in pipeline: IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka
While IN-SPACe will play an advisory role, offering technical expertise and facilitation, the funding and execution will largely be handled at the state level.
India's first space unicorn 'very soon', says Pawan Goenka, one startup already at $500 million
Pawan Goenka said the government has approved Rs 35,000 crore worth of projects for ISRO, where private vendors will be contributing nearly 60-70 per cent.
IN-SPACe launches Rs 500 crore technology adoption fund to boost space innovation
The fund aims to support private enterprises for developing their innovations from early-stage space technologies into commercially viable products
CERT-In warns of cyber threats to satellites, says each new satellite is a 'potential target'
The advisory also warns about the role of AI in automating attacks, stating that artificial intelligence “can be used to automate attacks, analyse large datasets for vulnerabilities, and create very convincing phishing content".
