Space
- Middle East
Hunter’s Supermoon: The 2024’s biggest, brightest full moon lights up Saudi skies
Hunter’s supermoon, the biggest and brightest full moon of 2024, graced Saudi Arabia’s skies on Thursday, October 17, captivated astronomy enthusiasts across the Kingdom with its silvery rays. The Saudi Press Agency…
- News
Sunita Williams to cast vote in US presidential elections from space
Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow NASA colleague Butch Wilmore, currently stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), expressed their anticipation on Saturday for casting their votes in the 2024…
- News
AP: Pawan meets Russian cosmonaut Korsakov, discusses space park
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan met Russian cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov and representatives of Space Kidz India on Sunday and discussed the possibility of establishing a space park in Andhra…
- Chennai
War provides thrust to India’s space sectors, opens up new opportunities
Chennai: The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has opened up new opportunities for the Indian space agency, but also delayed the development of the semi-cryogenic rocket engine. While it is said…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia names first female astronaut to send into space
In its endeavor to build national capabilities in the field of manned space flights, and to take advantage of the promising opportunities offered by the space sector and its industries globally, the…
- India
Department of Space to get Rs 12,543.91 crore for FY24
New Delhi: The government has proposed an allocation of Rs 12,543.91 crore to the Department of Space for year 2023-24. The allocation is for the Department of Space and other organizations under…
- Middle East
Kuwait announces launch of 1st satellite, KuwaitSat 1 into space
Kuwait has successfully launched the first satellite, “KuwaitSat 1”, into space via a missile from a base in the US state of Florida, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The Kuwaiti satellite…
- Science
NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
Washington: The US space agency has finally retired InSight Mars lander after more than four years of collecting unique science on the Red Planet. Mission controllers at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)…
- Delhi
Khattar assures providing space to Delhi traders in Haryana
Delhi: Representatives of several business associations in Delhi met Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday to discuss the expansion and shifting of their businesses to the state. Khattar said that…
- Hyderabad
Innovative minds behind Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space’s success
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based satellite company, Dhruva Space was founded in 2012 by four persons namely Sanjay Nekkanti (CEO), Krishna Teja Penamakuru (COO), Abhay Egoor (CTO) and Chaitanya Dora Surapureddy (CFO). Nekkanti is a…
- India
PM congratulates ISRO, IN-SPACe for successful launch of Vikram Suborbital
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and IN-SPACe for the successful launch of India’s maiden private rocket Vikram-Suborbital developed by Skyroot Aerospace. In…
- Andhra Pradesh
Launch of India’s first private rocket ‘Vikram-S’ is a success
Sriharikota: India on Friday successfully placed three satellites into an orbit on a rocket completely developed by a four year- old startup, marking the entry of the private sector into space activities,…
- Science
ISRO chief says 100 startups registered with space agency
Bengaluru: Chairperson of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath on Thursday said about 100 start-ups were registered with the space agency. Addressing a plenary session here at the Bengaluru Tech Summit…
- Science
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission finally on way to the Moon
Washington: The US space agency on Wednesday finally sent its next-generation rocket into space as part of its ambitious, uncrewed Artemis I Moon mission which faced two failed attempts amid years of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based startup to launch India’s first privately built rocket on Nov 15
New Delhi: India’s first privately developed rocket — Vikram-S — is set for a November 15 launch on a sub-orbital mission with three payloads, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace has announced. The…
