He once scored 51 marks in Maths, now owns a space company worth $1.1 billion. Meet 35-year-old rocket man who gave up ISRO jobPawan Kumar Chandana, once a struggling student, now leads Skyroot Aerospace. This company achieved India's first private rocket launch. Ch...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
School assembly news headlines for June 17: Top national, international, business, sports update and thought of the dayToday's school assembly news covers significant national developments including new prescription mandates for medicinal syrups and ISRO's u...
16 Jun, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Fable 5 wake-up call; Indians chase SpaceX jackpotHappy Monday! The Fable 5 disruption has triggered fresh calls for India to build its own AI muscle. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
15 Jun, 2026, 07.03 AM IST
French President Macron hails 'Chandrayaan-3' lunar landing as proof of India's innovation prowessFrench President Emmanuel Macron praised India's Chandrayaan-3 mission. He called it a prime example of India's innovation and technologica...
14 Jun, 2026, 09.36 PM IST
Business lesson from world's first trillionaire Elon Musk: 'Rely less on business gurus and their books and more on biographies' What business owners can learn from world's richest man's success mindsetElon Musk, the world's first trillionaire, eschews traditional business gurus, drawing wisdom from history and biographies of innovators. H...
14 Jun, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Star Wars: How India’s spacetech-defence ties are shaping the futureSpaceX’s IPO filing underscores how space has evolved from exploration to a strategic domain central to national security, communications a...
14 Jun, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
India now has 2.3 lakh startups, generated 25 lakh jobs: Union minister Jitendra SinghIndia's startup sector has created 25 lakh jobs in the last decade, becoming a major economic force. From just a few hundred startups in 20...
13 Jun, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Bharat innovates, ready for take-offIndia's deep-tech startups are showcasing their advanced capabilities in France. This event highlights India's growing strength in space, A...
13 Jun, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
Year 2008. Elon Musk was almost broke, facing divorce, close to a nervous breakdown. How just 3 days around Christmas changed his life and SpaceX fortunes foreverIn 2008, Elon Musk faced near financial ruin with SpaceX and Tesla on the brink of collapse. After a critical SpaceX launch succeeded, NASA...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
Elon Musk recalls SpaceX’s journey from mere 10% chance of success to the world’s biggest IPOElon Musk revealed that when he founded SpaceX he gave it less than a 10% chance of success. However, the aerospace giant on Friday, debute...
12 Jun, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
SpaceX playbook set to fuel China's IPO ambitions but tech gap persistsIn China, the initial public offering was watched as a benchmark for a younger industry eager to go public. But the frenzy masks a fundamen...
12 Jun, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
Japan flagship H3 rocket successfully launches after earlier failureJapan's H3 rocket has achieved a successful launch. This marks a significant comeback after a previous mission failure. The rocket carried ...
12 Jun, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Science fiction? Musk's 'lofty' SpaceX goals seem unrealistic, skeptics saySpaceX has achieved much, but experts question its ambitious future goals. Plans for Mars colonies and orbital AI data centers face technol...
12 Jun, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
US stocks: Musk's SpaceX prices record $75 billion IPO at $135 a shareSpaceX has priced its record-breaking U.S. IPO at $135 per share, raising $75 billion and valuing the company at $1.77 trillion. This makes...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
IN-SPACe picks Astrobase, SatSure and TM2SPACE for first funding under Technology Adoption FundThe three companies are the first beneficiaries under the scheme, which was launched earlier this year. They were chosen after a multi-stag...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Musk's xAI accused of illegally firing engineer who raised safety concernsDevin Kim, a former engineer at xAI, has launched a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after he voiced serious concerns about the safety...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
NASA's Artemis III crew: A test pilot, an Italian, a record-holder and a first-timerNASA has announced the crew for its upcoming Artemis III mission. This mission will feature a docking demonstration with three spacecraft i...
10 Jun, 2026, 07.03 AM IST