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Experts call for higher launch frequency, private role in space sector
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (255+ words) Updated - May 30, 2026 07: 59 pm IST SYMPOSIUM hosted a discussion with experts from defence, aerospace, strategic affairs and space technology in Hyderabad on Friday. India must now shift focus from showcasing technological capability to building scale in space activities through larger satellite…...
Jeff Bezos" space venture hit by New Glenn rocket explosion at launchpad
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (37+ words) The Hindu Jeff Bezos" space venture hit by New Glenn rocket explosion at launchpad Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test...
New UFO files offer no answers " but something is happening in the skies
13+ hour, 23+ min ago (857+ words) Updated - May 30, 2026 09: 03 am IST The files detail "unresolved cases" where "the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena". As a researcher of military strategy, national security, and weapons and technology capabilities, I…...
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (366+ words) Updated - May 29, 2026 10: 59 am IST - Cape Canaveral, U. S. "A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos" Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad on Thursday (May 28, 2026) night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Blue Origin said its New…...
Can defence funding finally connect India's fragmented education-research ecosystem?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (722+ words) At the'centre'of this shift lies another equally important question: where is the money coming from, and is India finally serious about funding long-term research and development at scale?' According to Prof. O. R. S. Rao, Chancellor of the ICFAI University, Sikkim, such breakthroughs…...
Elon Musk says Space X agreed only six-month Colossus AI lease to Anthropic
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (253+ words) Space X CEO Elon Musk said "on Thursday the IPO-bound company had only agreed to "lease its Colossus AI training data centre "clusters to Anthropic for six "months, though he added it was "possible" the arrangement could extend for multiple…...
Space X's Starship rockets grounded pending investigation after test flight
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (195+ words) Published - May 28, 2026 12: 46 pm IST - Cape Canaveral Space X Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week's test flight. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) that the hour-long spaceflight resulted in a mishap based on…...
NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (240+ words) Updated - May 28, 2026 01: 44 pm IST - Cape Canaveral (U. S.) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the…...
Star Air to operate morning flights starting June 10
3+ day, 27+ min ago (18+ words) Star Air will launch morning flights between Kalaburagi and Bengaluru starting June 10, enhancing travel convenience for passengers....
U. S. Space Force awards Space X $2. 29 billion contract for military space data network
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (218+ words) The U. S. Space Force has awarded Space X "a $2. 29 billion contract to build a "secure, high-speed satellite communications network to "connect military sensors and weapons platforms across the globe, the service announced on Tuesday. Space Force said the vendor must "deliver…...