BigBasket, 1mg founders plan transition; QED's Morris flags credit tighteningHappy Friday! BigBasket and 1mg founders are preparing to step back from day-to-day roles. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
03 Apr, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
China's second attempt at completing a reusable rocket test failsChina's Long March 12A rocket experienced a setback on its first flight. Its first stage was not recovered successfully. This marks China's...
23 Dec, 2025, 01.23 PM IST
China's military goes all out in spaceChina views space as a critical military domain. Chairman Xi Jinping wants to lead in space. China invests heavily in space assets. The US ...
15 Jul, 2025, 01.53 PM IST
Former ISRO chief S Somanath joins Skyroot Aerospace as honorary chief technical advisorSomanath, a launch vehicle expert, will advise Skyroot as it prepares for the launch of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle. The former ISRO chief'...
26 Jun, 2025, 10.07 PM IST
Axiom Space, Skyroot Aerospace ink MoU for space exploration, access to low-earth orbitWith this, the Houston-based Axiom Space has launched its fourth private mission to the ISS. It will explore using Skyroot’s capabilities f...
26 Jun, 2025, 08.59 PM IST
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw 'welcomes' Musk's Starlink to India, says it will be useful for...Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw welcomed Elon Musk's Starlink, emphasizing its potential for remote railway projects. Mukesh Ambani’s Ji...
13 Mar, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
LAM Research plans to set up a semiconductor lab in KarnatakaLeoLabs, an operator in the satellite operations space, also intends to set up a centre of excellence (CoE) for research in space technolog...
06 Oct, 2023, 08.15 PM IST
Space startup Bellatrix to test electric propulsion for satellites on-board PSLVThe ARKA-series HET, which will demonstrate the solar electric propulsion engine for small satellites, will be flying in the PSLV Orbital E...
21 Apr, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
India's space exploration sector will potentially hit $13 billion by 2025, making it ripe for startupsA consortium of firms led by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have been awarded the contract to manufacture PSLVs....
12 Dec, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
Skyroot Aerospace raises $51 million in new funding round led by Singapore’s GICFounded in 2018, Skyroot builds rockets to help launch small satellites, as it designs and tests multiple rocket propulsion systems.
02 Sep, 2022, 08.39 PM IST
OneWeb partners with Musk's SpaceX to resume satellite launches, overcome challenges posed by Russia-Ukraine warThe first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022 and will add to OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation that now stands at 428 satellites...
21 Mar, 2022, 08.08 PM IST
OneWeb inks MoU with the Kazakhstan government and local partnersOneWeb has inked an MoU with subsidiaries of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of digital development, innovation and aerospace industry, the national ...
12 Apr, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
Canada's Telesat takes on Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in space race to provide fast broadbandDespite the competition, Dan Goldberg, Telesat's chief executive officer, voices confidence when he calls Telesat's LEO constellation "the ...
11 Apr, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
Satellite-killer not a one-off, India working on star wars armoury“We are working on a number of technologies like DEWs, lasers, electromagnetic pulseand co-orbital weapons etc,” said DRDO chief.
07 Apr, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
New tech to make satellite launches more accessibleLeo Aerospace LLC, a company affiliated to Purdue University in the US, plans to use "rockoons" or high-altitude balloons, that launch rock...
05 Apr, 2018, 03.51 PM IST
India-launched satellite performing well: SingaporeIts applications include disaster and environment monitoring, maritime safety, coastal surveillance, urban planning and homeland security.
14 Feb, 2016, 04.51 PM IST
- Chandrayaan spurs space ambition in IITs
"Ever since Chandrayaan lifted off, space has become magic word among students. They aspire to become rocket scientists," says IIT professo...
15 Feb, 2009, 05.38 AM IST