SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

It took just 6.5 years for Chennai startup Agnikul Cosmos to use a rocket with a 3D-printed engine. It promises to revolutionise spacetech.

India and the US are collaborating on the Artemis programme, planning joint efforts at the International Space Station, and strengthening space cooperation through the Advanced Domains Defense Dialogue.

The asset management industry in India has witnessed substantial growth, particularly in alternatives like AIFs, InvITs, and REITs. Private market alternatives offer access to previously unavailable asset classes, but investors should carefully asse...

As this year’s summer, with its extended heat waves and record temperatures, warns, how to adapt to a warmer world is no longer a hypothetical question. A new study by World Weather Attribution says climate change has made a 30-day heat wave in Sout...

Privateer, founded in 2021 to help satellite operators navigate in Earth's increasingly crowded orbit, closed its Series A funding round in April, led by space-focused venture capital firm Aero X Ventures with other investors including Luxe Capital,...

Digantara, in collaboration with various partners, is part of the Maitri mission to manage space debris. The company aims to enhance space traffic management and monitoring of Resident Space Objects in Low Earth Orbit.

ISRO has released its Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) 2023, evaluating the vulnerability of its space assets to environmental hazards and artificial space objects. The report highlights 1,37,565 close approach alerts and 3,033 ale...

ISRO's recent report discloses a 4-second launch delay for Chandrayaan-3 to prevent collisions with debris objects and satellites. The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023 highlights space asset vulnerability to environmental ...

In an effort to boost collaboration between the Indian space and defence sectors, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan today asked the three defence forces and DRDO to engage with the Space industry and startups to develop cutting-edge techno...

The new facility, spanning 25,000 square feet in Hebbal, Bengaluru, serves as a satellite assembly, integration and testing (AIT) facility. The Bengaluru-based startup is currently planning to launch a constellation of space-based space surveillance...

Airtel and Jio stand sharply divided on various issues related to satcom and have battled each other over complexities that surround satcom. The rivalry between the two biggies, with other satcom players also divided sharply, continues. A few days a...

Poonam Pandey recently made headlines with her fake death controversy aimed at raising cervical cancer awareness. Amidst the ensuing backlash, Pandey has alleged that certain individuals profited monetarily from the incident. The saga began when Pan...

PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss expanding collaboration in the space and digital sectors during their summit in Jaipur. They will focus on the Strategic Space Dialogue mechanism and the Joint Vision for Space Coope...

Vincent Mortier, Group CIO of Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager, expects the US Federal Reserve to cut rates in June, not March, due to the softening economy and the need to support the US economy in an election year. Mortier also believes that...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to transform into the Indian Air and Space Force (IASF) as it expands its capabilities in the aerospace domain. With a new doctrine focused on the effective utilization of the air and space continuum, the IAF aims t...

Every year on April 2nd, World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated. The main goal of celebrating this is to assist people who suffer from autism so that they can fully enjoy their lives without boundaries or restrictions.

The country is still at the nascent stage in terms of space situational awareness (SSA) and space traffic management (STM) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) wants to develop capabilities in this domain, said chairman of the space age...

Currently, the United States is a dominant player in monitoring space debris with observatories in multiple locations and commercial companies providing additional inputs from across the world. The high-quality observations, along with those of its ...

"Productive U.S. - India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue today where we finalized major defence initiatives including the signing of a new Space Situational Awareness arrangement forging the way to more advanced cooperation," Ely Ratner, the Assistant Secr...