Space Race

India aims 10% share in global space economy in 10 yrs: Isro chief Somanath

Isro recently commissioned a study to gauge the impact of space missions on the economy

Good news for human explorers! Newly found cave could house crews on Moon

Radar data gathered by Nasa's lunar reconnaissance orbiter (LRO) revealed that the deepest known pit on the moon leads to a cave 45 metres wide and up to 80 metres long

US company's lunar lander rockets to attempt landing on moon next week

Another private US company took a shot at the moon on Thursday, launching a month after a rival's lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back. NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, is hoping for a successful moon landing next week as it seeks to jumpstart the lunar economy ahead of astronaut missions. SpaceX's Falcon rocket blasted off in the middle of the night from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, dispatching Intuitive Machines' lunar lander on its way to the moon, 230,000 miles (370,000 kilometres) away. If all goes well, a touchdown attempt would occur on February 22, after a day in lunar orbit. Only five countries the US, Russia, China, India and Japan have scored a lunar landing and no private business has yet done so. The US has not returned to the moon's surface since the Apollo program ended more than five decades ago. There have been a lot of sleepless nights getting ready for this, Intuitive Machines' co-founder and chief executive Steve Altemus said ..

Reaching for the Moon: Russia's Luna-25 in race with ISRO's Chandrayaan-3

Roscosmos launched Lune-25 on Friday, and Isro launched Chandrayaan-3 on July 14, but what's common between the two missions, and why is it significant?

TMS Ep408: Space policy, online gaming, large-cap stocks, convertible note

Is India giving more 'space' to private players? Is more red tape being added to online gaming? Should you stick to safety of large-caps for now? What is a convertible note? All answers here

Russia aims to deploy over 1,000 satellites in orbit by 2030: Roscosmos

Russia should increase the number of satellites in orbit from about 200 now to at least 1,000 by 2030, said Yury Borisov, Director General of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos

Agnikul first pvt firm to build launchpad & mission control centre in India

Development follows Skyroot Aerospace's launch of Vikram-S rocket on a sub-orbital flight from Sriharikota on Nov 18

TMS Ep312: Tata's Bisleri buyout, India's space start-ups, Markets, ARPU

Why is the Tata group thirsting for Bisleri? Can India launch space firms into higher orbit? With markets near all-time highs, which sectors should you bet on? What does ARPU mean? All answers here

Can India launch space firms like Skyroot into higher orbit?

India's first privately-developed rocket, Vikram-S, blasted off towards the sky this month. Find out how India's commercial space industry may become a tech powerhouse and taste commercial success

Wealthy nations carve up space and its riches, leave others behind

In the not-so-distant future, the ability to extract resources from the Moon and asteroids could become a major point of difference between the space haves and have-nots.

The final frontier of space technology

The space industry is using technologies like 5G, advanced satellite systems, 3D printing, big data, and quantum technology in its activities and operations in space

Decoded: Ways Indian Space Association can push the limits of exploration

Space-related activities have enormous potential for accelerating growth across the broader economy

New public-private partnership

Collaboration in space research will increase opportunities

Amazon takes a swipe at Elon Musk, says SpaceX flouting regulations

Musk's SpaceX and Bezos's Kuiper Systems are before the FCC with rival satellite constellations in low-earth orbit to provide broadband internet access.

FAA grounds Virgin Galactic over probe of Branson's July flight

Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing why SpaceShipTwo flew outside area in which it was cleared by agency during the trip to space that carried company founder Richard Branson and others

Richard Branson sells $300-million stake in Virgin Galactic Holdings

The billionaire offloaded almost 10.5 million shares -- about 4% of the space-travel company -- through a company he controls, leaving him with an 18% stake, according to a regulatory filing

Richard Branson's test flight to space sparks new optimism in New Mexico

With Virgin Galactic making its highest profile test flight to date with boss Richard Branson aboard, it's only a matter of time before New Mexico realises a dream that has been decades in the making

Richard Branson vs Jeff Bezos: Who will really win this space race?

In a summer not lacking in awe-inspiring spectator sports, this rivalry remains pretty unique. And it's not without risk. It's taken a couple of decades for both men to realize their ambition of going

New tool limits disruptions caused by space operations, says FAA

Federal regulators said they now can better track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to Earth, which could cut amount of time that airplanes must be routed around space operations

Richard Branson aims to make space trip on July 11, ahead of Jeff Bezos

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc's test flight on July 11, Branson's space tourism firm said