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With this launch, Pixxel Space will now work on developing their 'Honeybees' satellites. For Dhruva Space, this was its first commercial mission
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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
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The six-satellite constellation will mimic a beehive in orbit, autonomously tracking signals, heat signatures and suspicious movements without ground commands.
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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).
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The astronauts were originally scheduled for lift-off on May 29, which was put off to June 8, June 10 and June 11.
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The new funding will support Pixxel’s work on imaging payloads aimed at enhancing India’s airborne and space-based surveillance capabilities.
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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
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India returns to space with IAF’s Shubhanshu Shukla, set to make history aboard the ISS on June 11
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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
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Vikram 3201 is the first fully Indian-made 32-bit microprocessor qualified for use in the harsh environmental conditions of launch vehicles.
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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.
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Starlink's arrival can reshape internet accessibility, the space industry is expected to remain unaffected, Goenka has said
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The fund aims to support private enterprises for developing their innovations from early-stage space technologies into commercially viable products
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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".
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The company recently launched its first space-based surveillance satellite aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission. Equipped with advanced electro-optical sensors, the satellite can track space objects as small as 5 cm in diameter.
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Annexure D of the Budget Speech document says "ground installation for satellites including its spares and consumables" and "goods used in the building of launch vehicles and launching of satellites" have been reduced to zero.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully launched on its first orbital mission early Thursday, January 16, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Standing 30 storeys tall with a reusable first stage, the rocket marked a major milestone for Jeff Bezos’ space company in its bid to rival SpaceX in satellite launches. While the second stage reached orbit successfully, the first stage booster failed to land on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. The mission carried the prototype Blue Ring spacecraft, designed for satellite servicing and national security missions. This inaugural flight is part of Blue Origin’s plan to deploy customer satellites.
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Aboard the launch vehicle, Pixxel deployed the first three hyperspectral imagery-enabled satellites of its Firefly constellation and Digantara, its Space Camera for Object Tracking (SCOT) mission for space surveillance.
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Narayanan, a distinguished Scientist at the ISRO, has nearly four decades of experience and has held various key positions within the Indian space organisation.
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Tokyo-based Orbital Lasers and Indian robotics company InspeCity said they would study business opportunities for in-space services such as de-orbiting a defunct satellite and extending a spacecraft’s life.
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The Series B extension round added new investors, M&G Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital Partners, who join existing backers Google, Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, and others.
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Key objectives of the mission include exploring the planet's carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere, mapping surface features with high resolution, studying cloud structures, and assessing water vapour levels.
