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[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1847975958759768146

 

[Nilgiri]

NISAR component back in India:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1849421206484636026

Updates on SPADEX from last week:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1847251813977772078

ISRO gears up for 'Space handshake' SPADEX; private firm delivers two satellites

The Indian Space agency has taken possession of two 400kg satellites that are part of a crucial upcoming mission known as SPADEX – Space Docking Experiment. As part of this mission, these two satellites will be hurled into slightly different orbits by a single rocket.

www.wionews.com

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850151135786549721

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850087016018407598

 

[Jammer]

 

[Jammer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850151135786549721

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850472410874581116

 

[Nilgiri]

Pushed to 2026:

India's Gaganyaan Mission delayed, won’t be launched in 2025, announces ISRO

ISRO is aiming to increase India’s contribution to the global space economy from 2 per cent to 10 per cent over the next decade. This goal highlights the agency’s commitment to establishing India as a major force in the international space industry

www.firstpost.com

 

[Jammer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1851230208126304547

 

[Gessler]

Comparison of CH-3 and CH-5 lander/rover sizes.

What's budget of Chandrayaan-4?

Last month the Govt gave budget approval of $250 million for CH-4, including cost of 2 x LVM3 launches needed for it. The final spend amount might be slightly more but this is the official outlay.

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1851973347585806590

 

[Nilgiri]

Isro launches analogue mission in Ladakh to simulate life outside Earth

The mission aims to simulate life in an interplanetary habitat, addressing the challenges that future astronauts may encounter.

www.indiatoday.in

 

[Jammer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1854496241813541360

 

[Jammer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1854496543681769740

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1854856047376167072

 

[Nilgiri]

Soon you can access Isro's navigational satellite signals using your mobile phone

India is making its navigation system, NaVIC, accessible to civilians via mobile phones by 2025. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is also increasing satellite launches to meet growing demand and plans to focus on small launchers and satellites to capture the global market...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Jammer]

Pakistan rover to join China’s Chang’E 8 mission to explore lunar surface in 2028

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national space agency announced this week its rover will join China’s Chang’E 8 mission to explore the moon’s surface in 2028, describing the development as a “significant milestone” for the South Asian country. The Chang’E 8 mission is a robotic exploration of the lunar...

www.arabnews.com

The extent to which our neighbour tries to match us

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1857362722783908044

 

[Gessler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1857597881076662395