Orbital data center startup Starcloud valued at $2.3 billion in latest fundingSpaceX's blockbuster IPO has rekindled investor interest in the space industry, including in emerging areas such as orbital data centers.
22 Aug, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
PM Modi urges private space startups to build solutions for agriculture, climate and global challengesModi made the remarks during a meeting with 20 space technology startups at his office on Friday morning. He praised the founders for enter...
22 Aug, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
Depoliticise India's public spacesIn India, the politicization of public spaces has a profound effect on educational institutions, turning them into arenas of ideological co...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.48 PM IST
California space station startup Vast cuts jobs after $500 million funding round as crypto billionaire Jed McCaleb’s company races to replace ISSSpaceX-linked California startup Vast has cut 46 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, months after raising $500 million. The layoffs at...
21 Aug, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
Trump pledges 'golden age' of space travelUS President Trump plans to boost American space travel and lunar missions. The United States aims to compete with China for a moon landing...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
PM Modi urges space startups to explore applications in agriculture, livestock, environmentPrime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged young space entrepreneurs to innovate for agriculture and daily life. He highlighted the potential ...
21 Aug, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
India's space ambitions face over 4x higher rocket launch costs than US, study showsIndia faces a substantial cost gap with the United States for launching payloads. A recent study estimates India's cost at over $13,000 per...
21 Aug, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
Donald Trump pushes commercial space boom with 1,000-launch annual goalPresident Trump signed a memo to significantly increase U.S. commercial space launches. The directive aims for one thousand launches and re...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.37 AM IST
NASA abandons attempt to rescue aging space telescope from atmospheric re-entryNASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have ended their mission to save the Swift Observatory. Persistent attitude-control failures on the Li...
21 Aug, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
Cognition CEO denies SpaceX acquisitionBloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported on Thursday that SpaceX had explored a deal to acquire Cognition as it looks to...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
New NASA images show massive 60-foot crater created when SpaceX Falcon 9 stage hit the MoonNASA released new photographs of the SpaceX rocket crater on the Moon. These images were captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter space...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
China's LandSpace lands rocket booster; joins SpaceX and Blue Origin with reusable techThe ability to return, recover and reuse a booster is crucial to reduce cost and make it easier to put satellites into orbit, turning space...
19 Aug, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
ISRO official says docking technology key to future lunar, human space missionsDocking technology is vital for future lunar sample return missions. This capability will also support India's planned Bharatiya Antariksh ...
18 Aug, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
Govt mulls single-window clearance for space sectorThe government is actively considering a single-window system designed for space sector approvals, aiming to enhance efficiency in business...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.49 PM IST
Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billionAlphabet has emerged as by far the largest single institutional holder of SpaceX following its $86 billion IPO in June, according to a Reut...
14 Aug, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
SpaceX shares surge 35% after lockup expiration, defying Wall Street fearsSpaceX shares have surged significantly after a major lockup expiration. Early investors were permitted to sell millions of shares on Augus...
14 Aug, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
US Stock Market: Regulatory filing shows Elon Musk owns 48.4% of SpaceXElon Musk owns a 48.4% stake in SpaceX, according to a regulatory filing, giving him more than 82% of the company’s voting power. His holdi...
14 Aug, 2026, 09.48 AM IST