An H3 rocket lifts off at Tanegashima Space Center, in Kagoshima, southern Japan, on February 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s space agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on February 17, making it lucky, the third time, for the H3 after years of delays and … Read more
A new study has found that rocket launches into space by commercial companies like Space X, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin can negatively impact the climate and ozone layer. It also pointed out that routine launches “may undermine progress made by the Montreal Protocol in reversing ozone depletion.” The study was published by researchers from … Read more
In a major development, NASA and SpaceX have decided to step down from the Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-25 cargo mission in to the International Space Station, that was supposed to lift on June 10 from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. While, Space X commercial supply mission is to carry’a NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust … Read more
Space tourism is the space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes, said Dr. Punita Masrani (Photo: PIB Mumbai) Space tourism is like a wildest dream to many. Recently, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasted in space on his rocket company Blue Origin’s first flight. He is now a second billionaire to ride his own spacecraft. … Read more
Russia and US in race to shoot movie in space After beating America in sending the first human to space, Russia is now gearing to shoot the first movie up there before the US’s Tom Crusie and Elon Musk spacecraft take off. The 36-year-old Russian actress Yulia Peresild recently informed a new agency they aspire … Read more
Nitish Singh, co-founder & CEO, Astrogate Labs By Srinath Srinivasan, Bengaluru-based Astrogate Labs wants to change the way ground stations communicate with satellites in orbit. The startup, founded by Nitish Singh and Aditya Kedlaya, specialises in optical communication. “Optical communication involves beaming lasers to exchange information between the ground systems and satellites. It is a … Read more