Space

New Delhi: On October 4, 1957, the erstwhile Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, launched the world’s first man-made satellite into orbit. Almost seven decades later, there are about 12,000 operational satellites orbiting the earth;...

HYDERABAD: Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace's Infinity Campus, here, was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 27. He also unveiled the company's first orbital rocket Vikram-I, which has capability to launch...

Muscat, Oman. Space Communication Technologies (SCT), Oman’s national satellite operator, has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space for OmanSat-1 a state-of-the-art fully reconfigurable high throughput OneSat telecommunications satellite and associated system. SCT is the...

Helsinki, Finland – ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), a leading global provider of advanced space services, November 20 announced they have signed a...

Warsaw: In a bid to secure an Earth observation system for the country’s armed forces, Poland is advancing a project to have its first three military satellites launched this month. Developed by a consortium of...

Berlin:  Germany will invest €35 billion ($41 billion) in space-related defence projects by 2030, stepping up the country’s technological independence and ability to protect its assets in orbit amid an increasing militarisation of outer...

Paris: Space has become a war-fighting domain, an assessment that calls for doctrinal changes and the ability to intervene there more quickly, space-force leaders from several NATO countries said at the Space Defence and...

Paris: Finland’s ICEYE has a “very big role to play” in giving Europe sovereign access to satellite intelligence, without having to rely on the United States, the company’s Vice President for Missions Joost Elstak...

Paris: Finland’s ICEYE has a “very big role to play” in giving Europe sovereign access to satellite intelligence, without having to rely on the United States, the company’s Vice President for Missions Joost Elstak...

New Delhi. India is launching an ambitious indigenous space defence project led by ISRO, called "Satellite Bodyguards," designed to protect Indian satellites from hostile threats. This ₹27,000 crore initiative aims to deploy a fleet...

Vandenberg Space Force Base - California, USA. The Airbus-built Sentinel-6B satellite has successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This is the second of two identical satellites built to continue collecting essential...

Bremen, Germany,. The fourth European Service Module (ESM-4) is ready to leave Airbus’ facilities in Bremen, Germany, and be shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. On arrival it will be tested...

Rome: Europe’s three big space operators have announced a merger of their space businesses to take on competitors like Elon Musk’s Starlink. Airbus, Thales and Leonardo will pool their space efforts in a new...