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Chinese astronauts conduct first spacewalk outside new space station

Two Chinese astronauts have for first time worked outside of the country's space station to install tools, the media reported. This is China's second spacewalk in the history of its space programme.

Nasa's self-driving Perseverance Mars Rover 'takes the wheel' on crater

NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on Mars, the Perseverance rover, is beginning an epic journey across a crater floor seeking signs of ancient life, the US space agency announced on Thursday

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches 88 satellites as part of 'ride-share' mission

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's space company SpaceX has launched 88 satellites, as part of the firm's second in-house 'ride-share' mission from Florida

India's draft space transportation policy gives green push to Isro

The Indian government, while encouraging the private players to play a good part in the space sector with policy reforms, will continue to focus on research and development (R&D) on green fuel, robotic space exploration and reusable rockets, states the draft National Space Transportation Policy.

Isro, NOAA-led multinational project endorsed by UN body for innovation

A multinational project, co-led by Isro and NOAA from the US has been recently endorsed by a UN body for its use of innovative technology, and for fostering trust and collaboration among scientists

IIT Madras-incubated GalaxEye raises pre-seed from Speciale Invest

GalaxEye said it will use the funds to strengthen its space technology and build a "world class team" India.

New Zealand boosts space technology cooperation with Germany

New Zealand's aerospace industry is getting a boost through cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which is expected to improve its capability and potentially lead to joint space missions

Note to future space travellers: Reduced gravity will shrink your heart

Without the pull of gravity, the heart does not have to pump as hard, and like any other muscle, it loses some fitness from less strenuous use

Space technology incubation centres opened at NIT Nagpur, Bhopal, Rourkela

Three Space Technology Incubation Centres were inaugurated at National Institute of Technology at Nagpur, Bhopal and Rourkela by the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan

Startups to drive India's quest for a chunk of small satellite launch pie

Frugal innovations by the Indian startup community are bringing down the cost of launching small satellites into space

Israel, UAE discuss cooperation in science, space tech, innovation

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed cooperation in science, space, technology, and innovation, Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology said

Elon Musk's SpaceX to fly first civilian crew to space later this year

The flight is expected to launch in the fourth quarter, SpaceX and Jared Isaacman said in a statement on Monday

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

US-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft makes its first Venus flyby

The joint US-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft has completed its first of many gravity assist flybys of Venus

Bezos says Blue Origin will take the first woman to moon's surface

Jeff Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface as Nasa neared a decision to pick first privately built lunar landers to send astronauts to moon by 2024

Space reforms an opportunity for both industry, academia, says PM Modi

He also underlined the need to amplify the rich history of Indian science and said many historical questions have been solved with the help of science over the last century

Virgin Galactic, Rolls-Royce team up to make supersonic commercial airplane

The aircraft would travel at Mach 3 - rather than the Mach 2 speed of Concorde, the pioneering jet that operated from 1976 to 2003

Richard Branson space-bound in early 2021, says Virgin Galactic

The firm said it 'expects to advance to the next phase of its test flight programme' in the fall with two manned flights

ISRO facilities to be offered free or at reasonable cost for pvt sector

According to the ISRO, to encourage participation of private sector, a suitable mechanism will be worked out for promotion and hand holding, sharing of technology and expertise

Space technology startup VestaSpace raises $10 mn from Next Capital LLC

The firm is capable of building small satellite platforms for applications such as communications and earth observation missions, among others