BENGALURU: The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites, by Saturday evening, achieved a distance of 230m from the distance of 1.5km.“Arrested at Inter Satellite Distance (ISD) of 230 m, all sensors are being evaluated. Spacecraft’s health is normal,” Isro said. Again, the space agency did not commit to the time or date it plans to…
Bengaluru: The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites, by Saturday evening, achieved a distance of 230m from the distance of 1.5km.“Arrested at Inter Satellite Distance (ISD) of 230 m, all sensors are being evaluated. Spacecraft’s health is normal,” Isro said. Again, the space agency did not commit to the time or date it plans to…
Picture for representative purpose BENGALURU: A day after a drift between satellites caused Isro to postpone its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) for the second time, the space agency has managed to put the spacecraft in a slow drift course.“…The drift has been arrested and spacecrafts put in a slow drift course to move closer to…
BENGALURU: The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites that Isro was hoping to unite early Thursday have drifted too far apart late Wednesday, causing a second postponement of the final procedure in three days.“While making a maneuver to reach 225m between satellites the drift was found to be more than expected, post non-visibility period. The…
In 2014, space and movie enthusiasts were captivated by the iconic docking scene in Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning masterpiece Interstellar. Fast forward 10 years to December 30, 2024, and every Indian was on the edge of their seats for a real-life docking spectacle—the launch of ISRO’s PSLV-C60 mission for the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX). But why…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to reach a historic milestone with its 100th rocket launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in January, ISRO Chairman S Somanath announced. This achievement will be highlighted by a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission, following Monday’s successful PSLV-C60 mission, which marked the 99th launch…
NEW DELHI: To take the first giant step towards launching India’s own space station and interplanetary missions, Isro is scheduled to launch the SpaDeX mission, which is aimed at developing and demonstrating a cost-effective technology required to dock and undock spacecraft in space, from Sriharikota at 9.58 pm on Dec 30 using its PSLV-C60 rocket.Through…