Rocket dreams and unicorns: Investors bet on a long and high rideIndia's private space sector is experiencing a surge in global investment. Skyroot Aerospace has become the country's first space unicorn, ...
11 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
110 years ago, a Polish scientist accidentally dipped his pen into molten tin - what he discovered still helps run your smartphoneA lab accident in 1916 led to a breakthrough in crystal growth. Jan Czochralski's method for creating pure silicon crystals is fundamental ...
11 May, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Can satellites bump into each other? New 'CRASH Clock' study reveals a potential threat in spaceEarth's orbit faces growing collision risks. A new 'CRASH Clock' measures how quickly satellites could collide if control is lost, potentia...
06 May, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
ISRO, Roscosmos discuss delivery of semi-cryogenic engines in Moscow; draft contract under approvalISRO held technical discussions with Russia's Roscosmos in Moscow for semi-cryogenic engines, crucial for India's heavy-lift launch vehicle...
02 May, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
SpaceX IPO yet to come, but here’s how investors can cash in on Space right nowThe SpaceX IPO 2026 is set to shake global markets with a projected $1 trillion valuation and up to $80 billion fundraising. Investor deman...
17 Apr, 2026, 02.42 AM IST
Why have 1,000 ships at times lost their GPS in the Mideast?The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the wide...
08 Mar, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
India projects five-fold growth in space economy to $44 billion by 2033, bets on downstream services and exportsIndia's space sector is projected to surge from USD 8.4 billion in 2022 to USD 44 billion by 2033, fueled by satellite-enabled services and...
09 Sep, 2025, 08.16 AM IST
After historic 100th launch, ISRO’s NVS-02 satellite encounters orbit-raising hurdleIndia’s space agency, ISRO, has confirmed a critical technical issue with its NVS-02 navigation satellite, launched on 29 January aboard th...
03 Feb, 2025, 08.09 AM IST
Demand, pricing constraints key challenges for space tech commercialisation: Economic SurveyEconomic survey said challenges related to the commercialisation of technologies include the presence of a very niche and/or competitive ma...
22 Jul, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
NavIC: Two decades after US spurned India in Kargil, country replies with desi GPSThe GPS was named NavIC ('Navigation with Indian Constellation' whose Hindi meaning is 'sailor' or 'navigator'), by Prime Minister Narendra...
19 Jun, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
Satellites are in the sky, but long way to go before Indians get Desi GPSWith the launch of seven satellites, Isro's aim of giving India its own version of the GPS was realised and the NavIC is very much operatio...
08 Jun, 2018, 08.11 PM IST
Isro gears up to launch 2 satellites before Chandrayaan-2 missionThe first launch of the Gsat-6A satellite is slated for March-end, the second one to take off in the first week of April. Preparations for ...
05 Mar, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
China launches two navigation satellites into spaceThe satellites and the rocket for today's launch were developed by the innovation academy for microsatellites at the Chinese Academy of Sci...
12 Jan, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
- 'Rocket man' K. Sivan appointed new ISRO chief
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Eminent scientist K. Sivan, known as the "Rocket Man" for his significant contribution in the development of cryog...
10 Jan, 2018, 09.12 PM IST
- Israel to launch its first nanosatellites in 2018
Tel Aviv, Jan 3 (IANS) The Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) and the Israel Space Agency on Wednesday said Israel will launch a gro...
03 Jan, 2018, 09.42 PM IST
India created space history in 2014The country's space agency also tested the atmospheric re-entry of a crew module towards realising its ambition to send humans into space.
27 Dec, 2014, 12.43 PM IST
- Russia launches European navigation satellite
Russia on Sunday launched the second European navigation satellite, which will be part of the projected navigation system to be operated by...
27 Apr, 2008, 02.29 PM IST