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India, Israel discuss avenues to expand cooperation in Space sector

India and Israel discussed avenues for expanding space relations, in the backdrop of reforms in the sector announced by the Narendra Modi government, in addition to ongoing cooperation. Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon called on Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary in the Department of Space, S Somanath at ISRO headquarters here on Tuesday. "The ongoing interactions between the space agencies and the avenues for expanding space relations between India and Israel, in view of space reforms announced by Government of India, were discussed during the meeting", an ISRO statement said. The ISRO is in discussions with Israel Space Agency (ISA) to enhance cooperation and identify potential opportunities to work together. Last year, ISRO and ISA reviewed the progress of the ongoing activities including cooperation in electric propulsion system (EPS) for small satellites and GEO-LEO (Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-Low Earth Orbit) optical link. The two agencies h

PM greets space scientists on successful launch of PSLV C52 mission

In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, "Congratulations to our space scientists on the successful launch of PSLV C52 mission"

Countdown for Isro's first launch mission of 2022 commences

The launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, which will also carry two small co-passenger satellites, is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday

SpaceX's Starship would reach orbit within six months, says Elon Musk

In a short presentation, Musk said that in the future, Starships could be built every three days

NASA selects two missions to help better understand earth-sun environment

These missions will provide deeper insights into our universe and offer critical information to help protect astronauts, satellites, and communications signals such as GPS.

ISRO to kick off launch mission in 2022 with PSLV-C52 on Feb 14

The Indian Space Research Organisation's first launch mission of 2022 is slated for February 14, with PSLV-C52 orbiting an earth observation satellite (EOS-04). The launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C52) is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said. PSLV-C52 is designed to orbit the EOS-04, weighing 1710 kg, into a sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km, ISRO said in an update. PSLV-C52 mission will also carry two small satellites as co-passengers. They are: student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at University of Colorado, Boulder, and a technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B). EOS-04 is a Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high quality images under all ...

Hope more start-ups enter the space sector: ISRO chairman S Somanath

Somanath recently took charge as the 10th chairman of the organisation

2021, the year that was for world: A chaotic return to the usual

2021 started on a sour note for the democratic world and it remained under pressure from a dominant communist China

Indian scientist helps trace clues of high-energy pulses from magnetars

Shashi Bhushan Pandey from ARIES worked with lead scientist Alberto Castro Tirado and other group members in this research

Japanese space tourists depart ISS, wrap up 1st self-paying visit in 10 yrs

A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut departed the International Space Station and headed back to Earth

Starlink intends to apply for all licences needed for launch in India: MoS

The satellite company is led by the world's richest person Elon Musk

Billionaires helping the ultra-rich live out their space fantasies

A small but growing group of ultra-wealthy adventurers have bought their way into outer space thanks largely to competing ventures founded by billionaires

Committee to recommend right-sizing of Isro manpower: Minister

With the Indian space agency's focus shifting to research and development (R&D), a committee has been set up to recommend the methodology for right-sizing and optimal utilisation of the existing science and technology (S&T) manpower, as per Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.

Russian weapons test blamed for space junk threatening space station

It was dangerous. It was reckless. It was irresponsible, said State Department spokesman Ned Price.

Centuries from now, people will be born in space: Jeff Bezos

Bezos noted that even his company's name, 'Blue Origin,' was a nod to the idea of Earth as humanity's origin point, not its final destiny

Musk's Starlink unveils new smaller dish to connect with satellites

Elon Musk's satellite Internet service Starlink has unveiled a new smaller and rectangular dish that can tap into the company's growing satellite constellation in low Earth orbit

More than 600 human beings have now been to space, shows data

The tally began in 1961, when Russia's Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth

Pleiades Neo geospatial imagery now available on UP42 marketplace

Pleiades Neo is a constellation of four satellites-operated by planemaker Airbus' defence and aerospace arm-that provides 30 cm native resolution imagery for Earth observation activities

SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years

A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years

SpaceX sets up subsidiary in India, plans to apply for licence

SpaceX's satellite broadband arm Starlink aims to start broadband services in India from December 2022