A draft of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the space sector which is in the final stages at present, is expected to come out by August 2023. The Space Commission has already approved it, according to Pawan Goenka, chairman of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe). The Draft Space FDI Policy…
Space missions requires highly reliable Materials, Parts, Components (EEE, Mechanical and other) and equipment for both in-flight as well as on-ground use. These items are further grouped as Space grade, MIL grade and Industrial/ Commercial grade depending upon the final end use, operational conditions, life etc. In its effort to be self-reliant, ISRO had indigenized…
Tata Elxsi Ltd, a technology services provider for the automotive and transportation industry, has partnered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to enable the upcoming Gaganyaan Mission. Through the association, the company has designed and developed Crew Module Recovery Models (CMRMs) for the recovery team training for the space mission. Scheduled for 2024, the…
The French Space Agency, CNES and ISRO held a meeting on 6th June 2023 at ISRO Headquarters in Bengaluru. The delegation was led in CNES side by the President Mr. Philippe Baptiste & in ISRO side by Chairman Shri Somanath S. The meeting was aimed to explore potential areas of collaboration, share knowledge, and foster innovation…
Under India’s presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), the 4th edition of the Space Economy Leaders Meeting (SELM) is scheduled to be held at Hotel Taj West End, Bengaluru during July 6-7, 2023. The theme for this event, ‘Towards a New Space ERA (Economy, Responsibility, Alliance)”, is chosen in line with India’s G20 Summit’s…
The Indian Navy and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan at Water Survival Training Facility (WSTF) INS Garuda, Kochi on May 24. The document outlines the training plan for recovery of the crew module of the Gaganyaan mission. It defines overall requirements with respect to training of various teams participating…
The Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) has completed the final test in a series of tests to qualify the Crew Module Propulsion System for the Gaganyaan Programme. The test was conducted for a duration of 602.94 s and all the parameters were as expected. With this test, the Crew Module Propulsion System has undergone…
The launch of the GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission is scheduled on Monday, May 29, 2023 at 10:42 hours IST from the second launch pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. This Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission is designed to deploy the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2232 kg, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Subsequent orbit raising maneuvers will be…
A Centre for Space Science and Technology was inaugurated at IIT Roorkee on May 8, 2023. Shri Somanath S, Secretary, Department of Space & Chairman, ISRO inaugurated it along with the office premises for ISRO-IITR Space Technology Cell. He invoked the research scholars and faculty members to work on various opportunities available in the space…
Dhruva Space has conducted the successful test and space-qualification of its ‘3U and 6U Satellite Orbital Deployers’ and ‘Orbital Link’ on board Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-C55 mission. The Hyderabad-based firm utilised the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) which allows in-orbit scientific experiments using the spent PS4 stage as an orbital platform, said an…
