space technology
The Global Race for Reusable Rockets: SpaceX Leads While Competitors Strive to Catch Up
Dec 03, 2025 04:56 pm CST
This comprehensive overview examines the current state of reusable rocket technology worldwide, highlighting SpaceX's dominance with over 300 successful landings and 200 reflights of its Falcon 9 boosters, while tracking progress by competitors including Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, and emerging players from China, India, and Europe in the race to develop sustainable space launch capabilities.
PM Modi Celebrates Gen-Z's Role in India's Growing Private Space Sector at Skyroot Aerospace Inauguration
Nov 27, 2025 05:34 pm CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Skyroot Aerospace's Infinity Campus in Hyderabad, highlighting how over 300 space startups are revolutionizing India's aerospace industry. The PM praised Gen-Z's creativity and determination, noting India's rise as the world's third-largest startup ecosystem with 150,000 registered startups. The state-of-the-art facility will enable Skyroot to produce one orbital rocket monthly, representing a significant advancement for India's private space sector.
Project Prometheus: Jeff Bezos' Revolutionary AI Venture Beyond Traditional Chatbots
Nov 18, 2025 05:34 pm CST
Jeff Bezos returns to tech as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a $6.2 billion AI startup focusing on real-world applications rather than just software. Unlike conventional chatbots, Prometheus aims to develop AI that interacts with the physical world to revolutionize engineering and manufacturing across computing, aerospace, and automotive industries, potentially supporting Bezos' space ambitions through Blue Origin.
ISRO's Ambitious Space Timeline: Chandrayaan-4 in 2028, Space Station by 2035, and Lunar Astronauts by 2040
Nov 16, 2025 03:16 pm CST
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan outlines India's ambitious space roadmap including seven upcoming launches, the Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample-return mission targeted for 2028, a space station by 2035, and the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission scheduled for 2027. With private sector participation growing exponentially, India aims to increase its global space economy share from 2% to 8% by 2030, with projections to reach USD 44 billion by 2033.
Blue Origin Postpones New Glenn Rocket Launch Due to Space Weather Concerns
Nov 13, 2025 12:09 am CST
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, has delayed the launch of its New Glenn rocket carrying NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission due to severe space weather conditions. This second postponement comes amid intensifying competition with SpaceX, as Blue Origin attempts to achieve the critical milestone of booster recovery that would advance its reusable rocket technology.
ISRO Successfully Tests Main Parachutes for Gaganyaan Crew Module: A Critical Milestone in India's Human Spaceflight Program
Nov 12, 2025 01:12 am CST
ISRO has achieved a crucial milestone in the Gaganyaan human spaceflight program by successfully conducting the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test in Uttar Pradesh. The test validated the parachute system's ability to safely return astronauts from space under challenging conditions, bringing India one step closer to joining the elite group of nations capable of independent human spaceflight by 2027.
ISRO Aims to Launch 7 Space Missions by 2026: Chairman Reveals Gaganyaan Progress and Future Plans
Nov 03, 2025 02:24 am CST
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan has announced an ambitious schedule of seven space missions to be completed by March 2026, including the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission. Following the successful launch of the CMS-03 communication satellite, Narayanan detailed how these planned missions align with Prime Minister Modi's vision for 50 rocket launches over five years. The space agency has confirmed all hardware for the Gaganyaan programme has arrived at Sriharikota, with mission integration currently underway.
India's Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission Reaches 90% Completion With 2027 Crewed Launch Target
Oct 23, 2025 11:23 pm CST
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan reports that India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has reached 90% completion with significant progress in rocket systems, orbital modules, and safety mechanisms. The program successfully tested its critical parachute-based deceleration system at Sriharikota, marking a key milestone before the planned crewed mission in early 2027, which will be preceded by three uncrewed flights including one featuring the Vyommitra prototype.
China Launches Third Pakistani Satellite in 2023 Deepening Space Cooperation Between All-Weather Allies
Oct 20, 2025 12:02 am CST
China has launched Pakistan's PRSS-2 remote sensing satellite alongside two of its own satellites, marking the third Pakistani satellite deployed by Chinese rockets in 2023. This successful mission from northwest China's aerospace innovation zone demonstrates the expanding space technology partnership between the two nations, building on previous collaborations including multi-mission communication satellites and observation crafts launched in recent years.
'Mini India On Moon': Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Blueprint For Indian Lunar Village
Sep 18, 2025 09:17 pm CST
In a Bengaluru lab, a blueprint of a futuristic Indian lunar village is being built with the help of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, months after he returned to Earth aboard the Axion-4 mission.