Category: Space
OFEK 16: A New Spy Satellite Launched Successfully by Israel
A new Israeli spy satellite the Ofek 16 was launched successfully on July 6 from Israeli air force base using a Sahvit launcher. The new very advanced satellite will allow […]
Private Investment in India’s Space Research: Strategic Dimension and Beyond
The Union Cabinet on June 24 approved that the government will allow now private sectors to use facilities and assets of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and they would be […]
Airbus Signs Contract with Australian Satellite Operator Optus for OneSat
Sydney / Toulouse. Airbus Defence and Space has won a contract for a fully reconfigurable telecommunications satellite from Australia’s second largest telecommunications company and leading satellite operator Optus. The satellite […]
Private Sector Will be Allowed to Use ISRO Facilities and Other Relevant Assets to Improve Their Capacities: MoS PMO
New Delhi. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said in New […]
General Atomics Partners with Space Development Agency to Demonstrate Optical Intersatellite Link
SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on June 5 that it has partnered with the US Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate and conduct a series of […]
Airbus Supplies EU with Satellite Communications
Paris. Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This four-year framework contract was awarded by […]
Boeing-built X-37B Launches in Second Mission for US Space Force
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. The Boeing-built X-37B autonomous spaceplane on May 17 launched on top of a uniquely configured United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Boeing is the […]
ISRO to Validate Design and Construction of Rocket Launchers
New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct a series of tests to validate the design and construction of the missile and orbital module system for the country’s prestigious […]
India Develops Unique Model to Hit Enemy Targets in Space
New Delhi. Indian researchers have developed a new model which has potential applications in calculating Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning errors. In a major development that could have a […]
Airbus to Support France and India to Monitor Climate Change with TRISHNA
Paris. The French Space Agency (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) CNES has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument […]
Four US Adversaries Investing in Systems to Take out Orbiting Satellites
Washington: In what is seen as a major challenge to American space power, four of its greatest adversaries – Russia, China, Iran and North Korea – are investing in systems […]
Russia Conducted Anti-satellite Missile Test, Says US Space Command
Washington: Russia’s test of an anti-satellite missile shows that the “threats to US and allied space systems are real, serious and growing,” said USSPACECOM Commander Gen John “Jay” Raymond. Russia […]
ISRO Lines up 36 Missions for 2020-21: MoS Atomic Energy and Space
New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has lined up as many as 36 missions including 10 earth observation satellites in 2020-21, Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space […]
Indian Astronauts for Space Flight Begin Training in Moscow
Bengaluru: The four Indian Air Force fighter pilots selected for a spaceflight began their year long training at the Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Centre (GCTC) in Moscow, said […]
“Chandrayaan-3 and Gaganyaan this year,” ISRO Dr Sivan
New Delhi. India has selected four astronauts for the country’s first manned mission and as Chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K. Sivan said January one that “this is […]
New WGS-11 Satellite to Offer Greater Coverage, Efficiency than Predecessors
EL SEGUNDO, California. Boeing has developed a new variant of its 702 satellite for the US Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation, one that offers both greater bandwidth efficiency […]
Boeing Starliner Completes First Orbital Flight Test with Successful Landing
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner’s first mission ended historically on December 22 when it became the first American orbital space capsule to land on American soil […]
Lockheed Martin Delivers Mars 2020 Rover Aeroshell to Launch Site
DENVER. The capsule-shaped aeroshell that will protect NASA’s Mars 2020 rover was delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. yesterday. Built by Lockheed Martin, the aeroshell will encapsulate and protect […]