Aerospace

The IRNSS 1H satellite integrated with the PSLV C39's fourth stage. The payload fairing is yet to be installed (in this photograph). Credit: ISRO

‘India’s GPS’ Remains Unfinished as an ISRO PSLV Mission Fails After 20 Years

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/09/2017

A spare satellite, IRNSS 1I, was expected to launch...

Nozzle End Segment of PSLV-C39 Core Stage being placed on the Mobile Launch Pedestal. Credit: ISRO

ISRO Navigation Satellite Mission Fails Due to Technical Difficulties

A.S. Kiran Kumar, ISRO chief, said the mission was...

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If I Teleport from Mars, Does the Original Me Get Destroyed?

Charlie Huenemann 06/08/2017

A philosopher debates the hypothetical ethical dilemma to destroy...

The International Space Station (ISS) crew members (L to R) Paolo Nespoli of Italy, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Russia and Randy Bresnik of the US walk after donning space suits, shortly before their launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan July 28, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov

Three-Man US Crew Reaches ISS to Boost NASA Research

Irene Klotz 29/07/2017

They will join two NASA astronauts and a Russian...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s PSLV C38, carrying earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 Series and 30 co-passenger satellites of various countries, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on June 23, 2017. Credit: PTI

India Made Rs 45 Crore on ISRO’s Launch of 29 Nanosatellites on C38 Mission

The Wire Staff 19/07/2017

Twenty-nine of the 30 nanosatellites on the PSLV C38...

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Will India Continue to Saturate Orbits With Lots of Satellites?

According to a US space expert, India which recently...

Considering the Luxembourg law to promote asteroid-mining has been patterned on the US Space Act, is it another face of the ‘audacity of greed’? Credit: rolandoemail/pixabay

Fiat Luxembourg: How a Tiny European Nation Is Leading the Evolution of Space Law

Vasudevan Mukunth 15/07/2017

A new law signals Luxembourg’s intention to persist with...