Space

  New Delhi: In a boost to indigenous industry, Spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired an upper stage rocket engine, becoming the first Indian private company to demonstrate the capability to build a...

  New Delhi. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Department of Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said in New Delhi that one of the major highlights of the Modi government has been...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Boeing has received a contract to build four additional 702X satellites from SES as the leading global content connectivity provider increases the number of O3b mPOWER satellites in its Medium Earth...

  Cannes. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), has signed a €72 million first tranche contract with OHB System, prime contractor of the project, to...

DENVER. Lockheed Martin developed the technology behind the aeroshell that will protect NASA's newest Mars rover, Perseverance, and deploy the first-ever Mars helicopter. The Mars 2020 spacecraft with its Perseverance rover is scheduled to...

SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to build the Total and Spectral solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) spacecraft which will provide...

  Paris. The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway constellation, completed its commissioning tests on July 15, 2020 and is now ready to start operational services. Following its successful launch in August 2019...

  HOUSTON. Boeing, NASA’s lead industry partner for the International Space Station (ISS) since 1993, will continue supporting the celebrated orbiting laboratory through September of 2024 under a US$916 million contract extension awarded on July...

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 Israel to continue monitoring...

  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 provided a level-playing field...

  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 will be based on...

  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 Delhi on June 9...

  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 experiments for an Optical...