Space Technology

Completed wooden artificial satellite ( LignoSat ) flight model (actual launch vehicle) / Kyoto University

June 15, 2024

Kyoto University Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite: A 10 cm Cube Designed to Sustainably Vanish Upon Reentry

To combat the increase in space debris, scientists from Kyoto University have developed a wooden satellite designed to burn up upon reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The world’s first wooden satellite, named LignoSat,

Business·Politics·Space

China’s Plan to Build a Lunar Base Sparks Space Race with the US

According to Chinese scientists, China is planning to begin the construction of a lunar base within the next five years. China will be using lunar soil to create the first bricks for the base. NASA Administrator, Bill Nelson, has already

April 15, 2023

How India’s GSAT-20 Satellite with SpaceX Aims to Transform Connectivity with 48 Gbps Speeds

India·Space

India will launch its communication satellite GSAT-20 (new name GSAT-N2) using the Falcon-9 rocket of SpaceX, the company of billionaire businessman Elon Musk, in

Sierra Space & ILC Dover’s Inflatable Habitat Burst Breakthroughs Fuel Space Exploration

Science·Space·Technology

On September 20, 2023, Sierra Space, a pioneer in commercial space technology, announced the successful completion of its fifth structural test for the revolutionary

Computing·India

India Deploys ₹130 Crore PARAM Rudra Supercomputers Driving Space Research, Semiconductor Growth, and AI Development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three PARAM Rudra supercomputers on September 26, 2024, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission. These ₹130 crore systems, developed by C-DAC, utilize advanced computing architectures for

Govind Tekale

November 20, 2024

Representative Image. Photo Source: Space Solar

Energy·Space

Space Solar to Beam 30 Megawatts of Clean, Orbit-Based Solar Power to Iceland 24/7 by 2030 in Global First

Space Solar, a UK aerospace startup, plans to transmit 30 megawatts of solar-generated electricity from 35,786 kilometers above Earth to Iceland by 2030. The company just penned a deal with Reykjavik Energy

Rahul Somvanshi

November 13, 2024

Space·Sustainability

Japan’s Wooden Satellite LignoSat Launches, Testing Timber’s Durability and Space Sustainability

These are the days of innovations and discoveries. The latest marvel is a satellite – that too a wooden one which is soaring in space as we are worried about who will

Govind Tekale

November 7, 2024

Astronomy·Climate·Space

NOAA’s First Space-Based Coronagraph CCOR-1: Tracking Solar Threats with High Precision on GOES-19

NOAA’s release of imagery from the Compact Coronagraph-1 (CCOR-1) on the GOES-19 satellite marks an unprecedented advancement in space weather monitoring. Developed to detect and monitor coronal mass ejections (CMEs), CCOR-1 is

Karmactive Staff

October 29, 2024

Maddalena Parafati at Kennedy Space Center preparing the programmable syringe pumps that dispense the culture media at fixed reproducible flow rates into the tissue chips.

Health·Science·Space

ISS Research Reveals Why Young Muscles Mimic Aging, Highlighting Sarcopenia’s Global Impact in Microgravity

More than 50 million people worldwide suffer from sarcopenia, an age-related condition causing muscle loss, weakness, and increased risk of falls and fractures1. Until now, exercise has been the only treatment option

Tejal Somvanshi

October 18, 2024

Space·Technology

Dream Chaser Spaceplane Passes Critical Tests, Nears First ISS Mission

Dream Chaser Spaceplane Completes Critical Testing, Prepares for ISS Missions Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane, named “Tenacity,” has successfully completed a rigorous environmental test suite at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility

Rahul Somvanshi

September 22, 2024

Plans include continued evolution of STM technologies and services.

Business·Space

ESA Partners with Neuraspace to Combat Satellite Collisions: AI-Powered Space Traffic Management in Action

On September 16, 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) inked a deal with Neuraspace, a Portuguese space traffic management (STM) firm. The contract tasks Neuraspace with providing STM solutions for ESA missions.

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2024

Jared Isaacman space walking. Photo Source: @PolarisProgram (X formerly Twitter)

Business·Space

Jared Isaacman’s Historic Spacewalk at 738km: The Highest-Ever Civilian Mission Surpasses the ISS – What Comes Next?

In a move that marks a significant shift in the space industry, tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman stepped out of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on Thursday, September 12, 2024, becoming the first civilian

Sunita Somvanshi

September 14, 2024

Space

Orbital Reef Clears Crucial Test: How a 77 PSI Burst Pressurization Sets the Stage for Next-Gen Commercial Space Stations

An element of a NASA-funded commercial space station, Orbital Reef, under development by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, recently completed a full-scale ultimate burst pressure test. This test is part of the

Rahul Somvanshi

July 26, 2024

ISRO's RLV-LEX-03 Pushpak,Photo Source-ISRO

Space

ISRO’s RLV-LEX-03 Pushpak Proves Precision in Third Landing: What 320 km/h Deceleration Reveals About Future Missions

The third landing experiment of the reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV-LEX-03) named Pushpak was accomplished by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) on Sunday. On June 23, 2024, the ISRO announced that the test

Rahul Somvanshi

June 24, 2024

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