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ESA’s Experiment on Frying in Space

The European Space Agency (ESA) has undertaken an intriguing study to investigate the effects of microgravity on culinary methods like frying. Conducted during parabolic flights that simulate weightlessness,...

June 9, 2023

Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START)

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently launched an initiative to provide an overview of different aspects of Space Science and Technology to students. The program, named...

May 8, 2023

Space System Design Lab

The space system design lab was inaugurated recently in Ahmedabad by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe). The Space Systems Design Lab’s purpose is to...

April 1, 2023

International Liquid Mirror Telescope

Recently, India inaugurated the largest International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) in Devasthal, Uttarakhand. This four-meter telescope is designed exclusively for astronomical observations and is the first optical survey...

March 23, 2023

Space Tech Innovation Network

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Social Alpha to establish a SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN). What is Social Alpha? Social...

December 8, 2022

India Space Congress 2022

India Space Congress 2022 (ISC 2022) was organized from October 26 to 28 this year in New Delhi. What is ISC 2022? India Space Congress is an international...

October 31, 2022

OneWeb-NewSpace India Partnership

OneWeb’s 36 Gen 1 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites will be launched aboard ISRO’s GSLV-Mk III. Key facts In April 2022, the London-based satellite communications satellite company OneWeb entered...

October 1, 2022

Project NETRA: ISRO Signs pact to set up optical Telescope

The Indian Space Research Organization signed a pact with Indian Institute of Astrophysics to establish an optical telescope under “Project NETRA”. The organisation also tied up with NIT-Karnataka...

January 5, 2020

Permanent Court of Arbitration rules against Antrix Coroporation in Devas case

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands has ruled against Antrix Corporation in the case with Devas Corporation over sharing of spectrum on satellites....

July 27, 2016

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