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Cowpea seedlings onboard Isro's POEM-4 sprout first leaves in space
Understanding on how plants adapt to microgravity is crucial for developing life support systems that can produce food and regenerate air and water for astronauts
 "Cowpea seedlings onboard Isro's POEM-4 sprout first leaves in space")
Isro delays SpaDeX docking to Jan 9 for validation by ground simulations
This technology is essential for India's space ambitions such as Indian on Moon, sample return from the Moon, the building and operation of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), etc
 "Isro delays SpaDeX docking to Jan 9 for validation by ground simulations")
Indian space industry's funding falls 55% to $59.1 mn in 2024, data shows
Globally, space companies raised about $28 billion over the last five years, while their Indian counterparts secured approximately $354 million in the same period, Tracxn data showed
 "Indian space industry's funding falls 55% to $59.1 mn in 2024, data shows")
Cowpea seeds sent to space germinated under microgravity conditions: Isro
The CROPS experiment aims to understand how plants grow in the unique conditions of space, which is essential for future long-duration space missions
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News updates: US NSA Jake Sullivan set to visit India early next week
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Prep for Chandrayaan-4, Gaganyan to NISAR: What's in Isro's kitty for 2025
Apart from the SPADEX, Isro is focussing on multiple missions, ranging from the conventional satellite launches to unconventional space exploration programmes
 "Prep for Chandrayaan-4, Gaganyan to NISAR: What's in Isro's kitty for 2025")
Business Standard wishes all its readers a very happy new year
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Isro's SpaDeX satellites first to be built by industry on its own: Official
Two satellites -- SDX01 (chaser) and SDX02 (target) -- each weighing 220 kg were integrated and tested by Ananth Technologies Limited (ATL), which has been associated with a number of Isro projects
 "Isro's SpaDeX satellites first to be built by industry on its own: Official")
India achieves space docking with indigenous system: Jitendra Singh
Taking to X, Singh said, India has become the fourth country to join the select league of nations to achieve space docking, through its own indigenously developed Bharatiya Docking System
 "India achieves space docking with indigenous system: Jitendra Singh")
ISRO to launch satellites to demonstrate docking, undocking of spacecraft
Only the US, Russia and China have mastered space docking technologies
India's growing space ambitions: List of Isro's major achievements in 2024
India's premier space agency Isro had an eventful 2024, a year marked with ambitious new launches and technology demonstrations. Here's a look at the highlights
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Govt planning to send human into deep sea in early 2026: Jitendra Singh
As part of the Samudrayaan Mission undertaken by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, the country aims to send three individuals 6,000 meters below sea level for exploration
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SpaDeX mission for space docking tech to be launched on Dec 30: Isro
This technology is essential for India's space ambitions such as Indian on Moon, sample return from the Moon, the building and operation of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), ISRO stated
ISRO's POEM-4 to test seed germination, debris capture, green fuel in space
The Amity Plant Experimental Module in Space (APEMS), developed by Amity University, Mumbai, plans to study the growth of spinach in a microgravity environment
Isro, European Space Agency sign agreement for advancing human spaceflight
According to Isro, the agreement establishes a framework for cooperative activities in human space exploration and research
US set to revise MTCR export policies to boost space cooperation with India
Created in 1987 by G-7 countries, MTCR is an informal political understanding among 35 member states that seeks to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology
 "US set to revise MTCR export policies to boost space cooperation with India")
Proba-3 mission would help in understanding Sun's Corona: Ex-Isro scientist
Data from Proba-3 satellites would help scientists better understand and predict space weather events, which can impact the Earth's magnetic field and satellite operations, he added
Isro's PSLV rocket carrying ESA's Proba-3 lifts off from Sriharikota
The launch was rescheduled to 4:04 pm today and a revised countdown was set after sorting out an anomaly detected in the propulsion system of one of the satellites on Wednesday
 "Isro's PSLV rocket carrying ESA's Proba-3 lifts off from Sriharikota")
Isro successfully launches Europe's Proba-3 mission for solar exploration
Originally scheduled for December 4 at 4:08 pm, the Proba-3 launch had to be rescheduled due to an anomaly detected in the satellite's propulsion system
Isro set to launch much-delayed Proba 3 mission satellites from Sriharikota
Spacecraft will be carried by the PSLV-C59 vehicle into a highly elliptical orbit as a dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
