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TMS Ep348: PAN ID, space parks, IT stocks, basic structure doctrine

How will PAN as a single ID help businesses? Are space parks finally ready for take-off in India? Will better-than-expected Q3 results revive IT stocks? What is basic structure doctrine? Answers here

Satellite imaging start-up GalaxEye Space gets $3.5 mn seed funding

Company says its technology helps in all-weather imaging without atmospheric interference

Agnikul first pvt firm to build launchpad & mission control centre in India

Development follows Skyroot Aerospace's launch of Vikram-S rocket on a sub-orbital flight from Sriharikota on Nov 18

Telangana CM KCR hails startups for making history in space sector

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao expressed happiness over successfully placing into the space orbit the two Nano satellites launched from Sriharikota by Telangana-based Dhruva Space Tech

Race for space: Funding for space start-ups skyrockets 61 per cent in 2022

Funding to private players soars to $108.52 million compared to $67.2 million in 2021

PSLV to launch Pixxel's hyperspectral imaging satellite on Saturday

Spacetech startup Pixxel is set to launch its third hyperspectral satellite Anand onboard ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Sriharikota spaceport on Saturday. Anand is a hyperspectral microsatellite weighing less than 15 kg but having more than 150 wavelengths that will enable it to capture images of the earth in greater detail than today's non-hyperspectral satellites that have not more than 10 wavelengths. The imagery from the satellite can be used to detect pest infestation, map forest fires, identify soil stress and oil slicks amongst other things, a statement from Pixxel said on Monday. "After more than 18 months of delay, many many retests, and more than two years of sweat and hard work by the team, we are finally launching this week," Awais Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Pixxel said on Twitter. Founded by Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal, Pixxel became the first Indian company ever to launch a commercial satellite Shakuntala in April using Elon Musk's SpaceX'

Space for start-ups

A Nasa-like PPP policy could make India an aerospace powerhouse

Skyroot Aerospace plans to launch two rockets every month from 2025: Report

The company which launched India's first private rocket on November 18 is also planning to develop reusable rocket engines

Vikram-S: All you need to know about India's first private rocket launch

The company has named the rocket Vikram-S as a tribute to the founder of India's space programme Dr Vikram Sarabhai

Skyroot to signal India's SpaceX moment on Fri with Vikram-S rocket launch

The mission, named 'Prarambh', will be the first launch of a privately developed and operated launch vehicle from the country

Reforms in drone, space and geospatial sectors opening up new avenues: PM

Removal of angel tax, removal of retrospective tax, and reduction of corporate tax - are encouraging investments and industry: PM Modi

Space tech start-ups raise record funding amid billionaire hype

Space-related technology is a $200 billion market that spans companies building products and services to use on Earth, in orbit or for space exploration and colonization missions

Space plane start-up promises one-hour rides to anywhere on Earth

Venus Aerospace Corp., a startup pursuing a hypersonic space plane, is aiming to ferry people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in about an hour

This startup set up by 21-year-olds tracks dead satellites and 'space junk'

Digantara, a company incubated at Indian Insitute of Science (IISc), aims to combat the growing problem of space debris by developing India's first space-based surveillance platform

Sastra University student builts lightest FEMTO satellite for NASA launch

Femto satellites are satellites with a mass less than 100 grams

SpaceX, NASA send 4 astronauts to space in milestone commercial flight

The Crew-1 mission marks a crucial milestone in the development of a space industry in which private-sector companies provide business and tourism services in low-earth orbit

Space start-ups urge govt to create fund akin to that for agri-techs

They also urged the department so simplify usage of Isro facilities with an online portal for requisitioning, booking and approvals

Startups have already shown interest in In-SPACe, says Isro Chairman

Private firms are allowed activities in launch vehicles, satellites, space faring services and in ground operations for system readiness. The startups have shown interest in all the four areas

Creating space for private spacetech

Global venture capital has identified spacetech as a super growth sector. India, China and Japan will play a significant role to drive the transformation in Asia

How a 19-year old's dream to chase stars is helping fuel other kids' hopes

A 19-year-old physics undergrad student has started a venture that helps schools set up their own astronomy labs, writes Sneha Bhattacharjee