Page 4 - Space Technology

IIT-Madras faculty and students build space-grade heat dissipating tech

The nano-engineered diamond coating technology developed by Kapindra, an IIT-Madras incubated start-up has applications in aerospace, defence, medical and electronics industries

India's race to militarise space

Book review of Final Frontier: India and Space Security

Private role in the space race

While space exploration is being largely led by government bodies, it appears private companies will guide its next phase - space travel - in the lure of extra-terrestrial real estate and resources

Sky is the limit: Backed by investors and hope, startups take off for space

Many Indian Space Research Organisation employees are leaving the comfort of a paycheck and launching their own startups

First Chinese firm to put satellite in orbit plans to ramp up missions

Chinese startup iSpace is planning to launch 8 commercial rockets next year

Understanding time dilation: A year in space makes you older or younger?

How space travel and long-duration missions might change the human body, and whether those changes are permanent or reversible once astronauts return to Earth, is largely unknown

India's new wave of space technology startups catch investors' interest

Rapid growth of low earth orbit satellites fuelling space boom

Small and cheap: Buzzwords attracting investors to India's space start-ups

Small and cheaper satellites are snapping images used in everything from crop-monitoring and geology to defence and urban planning, bringing down costs and increasing the frequency of images

Draft space law gives private firms a grip on rocket, satellite making

Isro sees a sweet spot in a revival of space activities by private players globally