Boeing and NASA will collaborate with U.S. airlines to advise the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project and development of the X-66A research aircraft. As part of a new sustainability coalition, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines will provide input on operational efficiencies, maintenance, handling characteristics and airport compatibility. NASA and…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 mission on a GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy lift launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, into an approximately 170 x 36,500 km elliptic parking orbit. The propulsion module will bring the lander/rover into a 100 km circular polar lunar orbit…
A group of vital facilities essential for the enhancement of solid motor realization were inaugurated by Shri Somanath S., Chairman, ISRO/ Secretary, Department of Space at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR). Shri A. Rajarajan, Director of SDSC-SHAR, and Directors from other ISRO Centres/ Units were present. SDSC-SHAR is responsible for the development of solid…
The HAL-L&T consortium, which secured the order to manufacture five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) rockets from Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), is expected to deliver the first launch vehicle ahead of schedule. Notably, HAL has a share of 52 percent in the consortium while the rest of the 48 percent lies with L&T….
Godrej Aerospace has supplied critical components to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) for its forthcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission. This will be India’s third lunar mission and it is among few countries to have undertaken such an ambitious project. Notably, liquid propulsion engines such as Vikas, CE20, and satellite thrusters for the lunar mission have been manufactured…
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced an expansion of its Space Domain Awareness (SDA) network locations into India. Notably, Kratos’ SDA network monitors the behavior of space-based radio frequency (RF) signals to identify critical information about satellites in orbit, such as their position,…
Addressing the inaugural session of the G20 4th edition of Space Economy Leaders Meeting (SELM) on 6th July 2023, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space and MoS Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh said that with…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching its third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3 (Ch-3), on July 13, with the primary objective of executing a precise landing on the celestial body. This is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. It has a lander and…
India became the 27th nation to sign the Artemis Accords with the United States (US), thereby demonstrating its commitment to sustainable and transparent space activity. This agreement between India and the US aims to boost the cooperation between the two nations and explore the domain beyond the boundaries of Earth. Artemis Accord is a US-led…
ISRO chief Dr. M Mohan has been appointed as Director of Human Space Flight Center (HSFC) of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Notably, the ISRO Human Space Flight Centre ( HSFC ), is leading the implementation of India’s first human spaceflight mission ( Gaganyaan ) Dr. Mohan took charge from Umamaheswaran R, who superannuated on…
