Space varsity IIST to expand ground station, to open it up for startups
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), a deemed university under the department of space (DoS) will soon upgrade its ground station — built completely indigenously by its faculty and students — and expand its capacity to cater to the demand from India’s startup ecosystem, in line with the Centre’s push for increased participation from the private sector. The ground station is part of IIST’s Small-spacecraft Systems and PAyload CEntre (SSPACE).
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts lifted off at 12 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 5, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, bound for the International Space Station for the fifth commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket...
Northrop Grumman’s 20th cargo resupply mission launches to the International Space Station, powered by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff on Tuesday, Jan. 30 is set for 12:07 p.m. EST (1707 UTC). The..
The 29th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission for NASA carries scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies of enhanced optical communications and measurement of..
On Thursday (Jan 18), Turkey's inaugural astronaut, Alper Gezeravci, along with three European astronauts, embarked on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS). As reported by Reuters on..
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
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