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August 5, 2026
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Egypt’s growing interest in India’s indigenous Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) system reflects Cairo’s broader strategy of... The post…
August 4, 2026
SpaceX is recovering the intact Ship 40 from the Indian Ocean after its soft landing… The post While SpaceX recovers Ship 40, Ship 41 prepares for testing ahead of Flight 14 appeared first on…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. In a monumental leap for India’s private space sector, space-tech startup The Astrobase Space Technologies has pulled... The post India’s Rocket…
August 3, 2026
Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a feasibility study on introducing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Following the historic maiden orbital flight of its Vikram-1 rocket, Indian private aerospace pioneer Skyroot Aerospace has... The post Beyond…
August 2, 2026
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Indian defence company Brahmastra Explosives and Ammunition has highlighted the 128mm Plamen artillery rocket system, signalling its... The post…
Beyond Borders and Bias: How India’s Private Space Triumph Sparked Global Applause and Regional Envy
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The successful orbital launch by Indian aerospace startup Skyroot Aerospace has sent seismic waves across the international... The post Beyond…
July 29, 2026
SpaceX continues to collect imagery of the vehicle as it floats in the Indian Ocean five days after its most recent flight test.
July 26, 2026
26-07-2026 The ePlan Company, the brand under which the Indian advanced air mobility developer Ubifly Technologies operates, has publicly presented its ambitious plans in the..
July 25, 2026
Just hours after Starship Flight 13 achieved a successful soft splashdown of its upper stage in the Indian Ocean on July 24, Elon Musk announced an ambitious next step for the company’s next launch…
July 22, 2026
Description Data from the Earth-orbiting U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite’s L-band radar was used to produce an image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja — a mountaintop in…
July 21, 2026
As of July 20, the public can access data from the two powerful radar instruments aboard the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Teams in the United States and India will release…
Jacksonville, Fla. (July 21, 2026) – Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, has opened its new 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art…
According to Skyroot, these pieces are a tribute to India's scientific legacy. The first mission of the rocket, called Aagaman, has been to validate the different subsystems..
July 20, 2026
On Saturday, Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully reached orbit on the first flight of its Vikram-1 rocket. Ajey Lele says this is a milestone not just for the company but the emerging…
July 19, 2026
"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."
July 18, 2026
Indian company Skyroot Aerospace today, 18 July 2026, launched its Vikram-1 vehicle, successfully completing the first demonstration mission, Aagaman ("the arrival"), in the sense of being…
Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit. The post Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on…
July 17, 2026
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket aced its debut mission on Saturday morning (July 18), making India the third nation with a private orbital launch capability.
"We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."
July 10, 2026
The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured above Earth from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above a partly cloudy Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar.