Low Earth orbit

It's the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and bringing some or all of it back to Earth.But that fiction is getting closer to becoming a reality. "The idea of extracting…

The goal of Starlink is to give fast internet The Starlink constellation consists of thousands of small satellites, each weighing approximately 260 kilograms (570 pounds)After meeting the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US…

Last Updated: June 02, 2023, 00:03 ISTWashington D.C., United States of America (USA)Starlink logo is seen on a smartphone in front of displayed Ukrainian flag in this illustration taken February 27, 2022. (Reuters)Starlink has been used by…

Last Updated: May 22, 2023, 04:00 ISTThis handout photo released by Axiom Space on May 20, 2023, shows the Ax-2 crew (L to R) Rayyanah Barnawi, Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner and Ali Alqarni. (AFP)SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led…

Last Updated: April 13, 2023, 03:01 ISTRelativity Space’s goal—with rockets like the Terran 1—is to create a rocket that is 95% 3D printed. (Image: Reuters)The Long Beach, California-based company launched the world's first 3D-printed…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 09, 2022 16:27:24 ISTArmy General James Dickinson, the Commander of US Space Command has announced that the US will be closely monitoring Chinese activities that potentially threaten American assets in space. This comes…

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ISRO's maiden small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV), carrying earth observation satellite EOS-02 and co-passenger students satellite AzaadiSAT lifted off from this spaceport on Sunday. The SSLV-D1/EOS-02 mission by the Indian space agency…

Bharti group-backed OneWeb and New Space India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, have entered into an agreement that will help ensure OneWeb completes its satellite launch programme. Photograph: Regis…

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company Bharti backed OneWeb has successfully deployed 34 satellites to space in the first launch of 2022, the company has said.The launch brings OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation to 428…