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Space plane start-up promises one-hour rides to anywhere on Earth
Venus Aerospace Corp., a startup pursuing a hypersonic space plane, is aiming to ferry people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in about an hour
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This startup set up by 21-year-olds tracks dead satellites and 'space junk'
Digantara, a company incubated at Indian Insitute of Science (IISc), aims to combat the growing problem of space debris by developing India's first space-based surveillance platform
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Sastra University student builts lightest FEMTO satellite for NASA launch
Femto satellites are satellites with a mass less than 100 grams
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SpaceX, NASA send 4 astronauts to space in milestone commercial flight
The Crew-1 mission marks a crucial milestone in the development of a space industry in which private-sector companies provide business and tourism services in low-earth orbit
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Space start-ups urge govt to create fund akin to that for agri-techs
They also urged the department so simplify usage of Isro facilities with an online portal for requisitioning, booking and approvals
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Startups have already shown interest in In-SPACe, says Isro Chairman
Private firms are allowed activities in launch vehicles, satellites, space faring services and in ground operations for system readiness. The startups have shown interest in all the four areas
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Creating space for private spacetech
Global venture capital has identified spacetech as a super growth sector. India, China and Japan will play a significant role to drive the transformation in Asia
How a 19-year old's dream to chase stars is helping fuel other kids' hopes
A 19-year-old physics undergrad student has started a venture that helps schools set up their own astronomy labs, writes Sneha Bhattacharjee
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Sky is the limit: Backed by investors and hope, startups take off for space
Many Indian Space Research Organisation employees are leaving the comfort of a paycheck and launching their own startups
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Space startup raises $90 million to bring ads to Moon by 2020
Ispace says the initial business opportunity is mostly in marketing, including slapping corporate logos on its spacecrafts and rovers, and delivering images to be used in advertising