India's state-run space agency ISRO, will launch Adelaide-based space startup Fleet Space Technologies' first nanosatellite, Centauri I that weighs less than 22 pounds, and is roughly the size of a shoebox. The launch aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will begin Fleet’s...
India’s TeamIndus Contends for $20-Million Lunar XPrize
Limiting state investment to 10%, Google’s Lunar XPrize aims to encourage private investment in space technology and development of low-cost systems for space exploration. Bangalore-based startup TeamIndus, the only Indian team in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition, is building a privately funded Spacecraft capable of soft landing on the Moon by...
House Committee Seeks Details on India's Launch Services
U.S. Congressman Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, and Rep. Brian Babin, chairman of its space subcommittee, sent letters to Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy John...
Indian Space Research Organization readies its 100th launch
According to a report in Aviation Week, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will take up its 100th mission on September 9th with the launch of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying two international satellites. The launch vehicle weighs 230 tons and stands 44 meters tall. The two satellites are...