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September 2017
India’s dynamic ecosystem for space entrepreneurship
... spacecraft and space-based services are performed within the realm of organisations in the Government of India. For example, frequency allocation and coordination is done by the Wireless Planning Commission of the ... services ecosystem. Therefore, it becomes necessary that an ecosystem perspective is taken to encourage NewSpace in India by creating an independent, single-window led, transparent and time capped framework taking into account both ...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
...monitoring the progress of the flight which was going on smoothly. The first satellite to be deployed was India’s Cartosat-2 followed within seconds by the indigenous nanosatellites. Then in intervals of four to 12 seconds the.... About the author Srinivas Laxman, a space journalist and author, contributes regularly to the Times of India, India’s leading national daily. He has authored four space-themed books – a biography of Abdul Kalam, rocket...
July 2019
Robotic astronomy on the Moon
...ambitious plans is to place a small observatory on the south pole of the Moon comprising of both a combined radio astronomy/communications payload and an optical telescope in order to conduct astrophysical studies from our nearest celestial neighbour. This... lunar programme enters its third phase with the upcoming lunar sample return of Chang’e-5. India may startle the space community with 2019 lunar landing firsts from ISRO South Pole Chandrayaan...
September 2023
India signs up to the Artemis Accords
...-dollar investment to establish a semiconductor ecosystem which will include semiconductor assembly and test facilities in India. In addition to collaborative activities in space, and bilateral economic opportunities, perhaps the most significant... concession was the four-day state visit by India’s Prime Minister to the USA and the opportunity to address a joint meeting of the...
04 July 2016
ROOM attends the UK National Astronomy Meeting
Last week marked the annual UK National Astronomy Meeting (NAM), held each year at a different academic institution. This year, it was the turn of the University of ...
18 May 2020
India opens its space industry to private firms and start-ups
... satellites and rockets announced Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. “Indian private sector will be a co-traveller in India’s space journey”, Sitharaman said, adding that “we will provide a predictable policy and regulatory environment to private players..., please consider subscribing to ROOM Space Journal to gain immediate and full access to the latest magazine feature articles and receive your own print and/or digital copies of ROOM...
04 June 2020
Mega constellations and their impact on astronomy
...to simulate satellite constellations, it will take time to understand the effect thousands of additional satellites will have on astronomy at optical and radio wavelengths.” As pointed out, not only will mega-constellations have the potential to cause..., please consider subscribing to ROOM Space Journal to gain immediate and full access to the latest magazine feature articles and receive your own print and/or digital copies of the quarterly ROOM...
May 2018
Delivering farming solutions with satellite-powered data analytics
... holdings of 10 hectares or above. Some of the immediate challenges faced by marginal farmers in India are depleting groundwater resources, climate change bringing an increasing frequency of extreme events like droughts and...community development. About the author Narayan Prasad is co-founder of satsearch.co and curator of NewSpace India, a digital platform providing analysis of issues in technology, policy, economics, commercialisation, geo-...
28 March 2019
India carries out first-ever anti-satellite weapon test
...control. The country’s commitment against weaponisation of outer space was reaffirmed by the PM while he applauding India’s DRDO on the successful test. “The missile travelled a distance of almost 300 kilometres from earth ...to the decreased distance it produced minimal debris that decayed out of orbit within a year. The target destroyed in India’s Mission Shakti was at an altitude comparably to that of the US test, so a similar expectation as far ...
