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News and Trends

The Rise of India's Private Space Sector: Opportunities and Challenges

Abhay Egoor, CTO and Co-founder, Dhruva Space points out that recent policy changes have been instrumental in creating a favourable environment for growth.

News and Trends

Space Machines Company Partners with Ananth Technologies and Digantara to Advance Space MAITRI Mission

The Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India's Technology, Research, and Innovation) mission is slated for 2026, with the Optimus satellite scheduled to launch aboard NewSpace India Limited's (NSIL) Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).

Starting a Business

Big Goals, Bold Choices: Mishaal Ashemimry, Founder, Mishaal Aerospace

Ashemimry is today perhaps best known as the first female aerospace engineer in the GCC, but she is also an entrepreneur, commercial pilot, speaker and influencer.

News and Trends

SpaceTech Startup PierSight Raises $600,000 In Pre-Seed Funding

The company will deploy funding towards advancing its satellite subsystems by strengthening its talent pool and procuring essential electronic components for integration and comprehensive testing

News and Trends

InspeCity Raises $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding From Speciale Invest

The funding will be channelized to develop the tech stack within the company and attract quality talent to accomplish the mission and vision

News and Trends

GalaxEye Raises $3.5 Million In Seed Funding Round

The fund raised will be used to bolster the hiring of top-tier talent and accelerate the launch of the world's first multi-sensor satellite for earth observation

Science & Technology

SpaceTech Is the 'Next Frontier,' and These 4 Industries Will Experience Major Disruption

Space technology has already contributed to diverse inventions, from carbon monoxide detectors to memory foam. Today, four industries stand to benefit from SpaceTech. Let's take a closer look at each one.

Entrepreneurs

This 2-Year-Old Spacetech Startup Is Building Earth Imaging Satellite To Help Sectors

Pixxel is aiming to launch two satellites by the end of this year and aims to put up a constellation of 36 more satellites in space by the end of 2023

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Spacetech Start-Up Agnikul Raises INR 23.4 Cr In Round Led By pi Ventures

The company is developing a satellite launch vehicle for payload capacity of up to 100 kilograms. It said it plans to use these funds for ground testing, fabrication and team expansion.

Technology

The Spacetech Guru

'Space industry is an unforgiving industry, and allows no room for mistakes'