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Indian Startup Astrobase Bets on Rocket Engine Only SpaceX Has Ever Flown

Bengaluru/Anantapur. On 21.5 acres of scrubland near Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh stands India's first privately owned test stand rated for 200 tonnes of thrust. It was built for an engine still under assembly in...

Indian Space Tech Startup BAAS Technologies Raises Rs 5 Crore in Pre-Seed Round Led by Inflection Point Ventures

Pune: Indian Space Tech startup BAAS Technologies has raised ₹5 crore in a pre-seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The round also saw participation from SINE IIT Bombay and a group of private angel...

LVM-3-M7 Mission: ISRO Successfully Conducts Flight Acceptance Test of CE20 Cryogenic Engine

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the Flight Acceptance Test of the CE20 cryogenic engine for the upcoming LVM-3-M7 mission, announced ISRO. This marks another important milestone in India’s...

ICEYE Launches Four New Satellites Aboard Transporter-17

Helsinki, Finland. ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, has successfully launched and deployed four new SAR satellites into orbit. Integrated via Exolaunch, the satellites lifted off on July 7, 2026, aboard...

India’s First Private Orbital Rocket Gets Launch Window for Historic Debut

Sriharikota. India's private space sector is on the brink of a historic milestone. Hyderabad-based space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace has finalised the launch window for "Mission Aagaman" - the highly anticipated inaugural orbital test flight...

Solar Storm Silences Mission Drishti, India’s Largest Private Satellite

Bengaluru. In a major setback for India’s burgeoning private space sector, Bengaluru-based space-tech startup GalaxEye Space announced on Tuesday, July 7 that contact with its maiden satellite, Mission Drishti, has been severed. The 190 kg...

India’s Smallest Rocket Ready for Historic Launch with Gold and Diamonds

NEW DELHI. In a brilliant intersection of cutting-edge aerospace engineering and fine art, India’s private space revolution is preparing for a glittering milestone. When Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space...

Pixxel Founder’s Space Journey Charts a New Course

Long before he was launching constellations into orbit, Awais Ahmed was a curious child in Aldur, a quiet village nestled in Karnataka’s coffee-rich Chikkamagaluru district. In an era when kids his age were beginning...

Indian Technocrats Target Space Sector Boom

A new generation of Indian-origin technocrats is reshaping the commercial foundation of the global space sector. At the forefront of this shift is Nebex, a visionary marketplace and financial exchange designed to connect sovereign governments,...

Airbus Awarded Aeolus-2 Wind Sensing Satellite Contract

Harwell, United Kingdom. Airbus Defence and Space has signed the initial contract for the design and build of the Aeolus-2 wind sensing satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA) at a ceremony at ESA’s...

The New Cosmic Conduit: Beaming Earth Observation Data via Space Lasers

MUNICH. The global satellite sector is undergoing its most significant logistical overhaul since the dawn of the Space Age. Facing a severe data bottleneck caused by the proliferation of ultra-high-definition Earth observation imagery, space agencies...

DRDO Maps Out Strategic Alliance with ISRO’s New Spaceport

CHENNAI. In a major move toward deepening the convergence between India’s military and civilian aerospace capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has announced it is drawing up a strategic roadmap to utilise the...

Thales Alenia Space Awarded Contract by Es’hailSat to Build Cutting-edge Telecommunications Satellite in Geostationary Orbit

Cannes. Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), ON June 30 announced the signing of a contract with Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, to develop a new generation software-defined...
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