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The SpaceX Launch That Punched a Hole in Earth’s Ionosphere

Ronak Gupta 19/04/2018

It generated circular shockwaves reportedly as big as Maharashtra,...

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An Open Letter to ISRO Chief K. Sivan on Promoting STEM Education in India

Narayan Prasad 04/02/2018

ISRO is a homegrown Indian success story often literally...

A PSLV rocket at the first launchpad at SHAR, ahead of its C35 mission in September 2016. Credit: ISRO

The Future of India’s Commercial Spaceflight Is Closely Tied to the PSLV’s

Narayan Prasad 28/12/2017

By assessing the challenges facing the industrialisation and marketing...

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Why You Should Care About India’s New Private Sector Space Activities Bill

Narayan Prasad 29/11/2017

The Bill fails to address specific space-based activities separately,...

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ISRO Looks at JV for PSLV Manufacture; Launch to Be Privatised by 2020

Anusuya Datta 30/10/2017

Recently, the space agency set up an outreach centre...

The IRNSS 1H in the clean room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, ahead of its launch. Source: ISRO

Leftovers of PSLV C39 Mission Will Fall Back Towards Earth in Two Months

IANS 06/09/2017

"As per our current estimates whatever remains of the...

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...