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Indian Startup's Experimental Balloon Platform Rises 25 km Above Earth
- Wednesday May 27, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
Red Balloon Aerospace is also developing a broader suite of platforms, including tethered aerostats and long-endurance airships.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Indian Start-up's Drishti Satellite Could Be New Headache For Pak, China
- Sunday May 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
Suyash Singh, CEO and Founder of GalaxEye, called the mission a technological first and explained why India needed to think differently while designing satellites.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Taps Startups For 'Bodyguard Satellites' Amid Space Security Threats: Report
- Thursday March 5, 2026
- India News | Bloomberg News
India's security agencies have asked private startups to develop so-called bodyguard satellites as the country accelerates efforts to protect space assets at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.ndtv.com
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Data Centres In Space: SpaceX Buys Musk's AI Firm xAI In $1.25 Trillion Deal
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over AI startup xAI in a $1.25 trillion deal, as Musk pushes plans to build space-based data centres to power the future of artificial intelligence.
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www.ndtv.com
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South Korean Startup Innospace Fails on First Orbital Launch Attempt of Hanbit-Nano Rocket
- Wednesday December 24, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt as the Hanbit-Nano rocket crashed about a minute after liftoff from Brazil. The mission marked the country’s first private orbital launch effort and carried satellites from Brazil and India. The cause of the failure remains unclear, and the company is expected to invest...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hurun 2025 Report: 11 New Startups Join India's Unicorn Club. See Full List
- Friday September 12, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Eleven new startups have made it to India's unicorn list this year, taking the total to 73, according to the ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Unicorn and Future Unicorn Report 2025.
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www.ndtv.com
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One Falcon-9 Rocket, 2 Indian Startups Showcase India's Private Space Power
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
In a landmark moment for India's burgeoning private space ecosystem, two home grown startups - Pixxel and Dhruva Space - successfully launched satellites aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
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www.ndtv.com
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LAT Aerospace "Has Not Bought Any Private Jet", Deepinder Goyal Clarifies
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Eternal (formerly Zomato) CEO Deepinder Goyal on Wednesday refuted reports that LAT Aerospace, an aviation startup backed by him, has bought a Bombardier Global jet.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Set to Throw Billions at Startup That Leads AI Data Market
- Monday June 9, 2025
- Seth Fiegerman and Rachel Metz, Bloomberg News
Meta is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI. The financing may exceed $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,533 crore) in value, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time.
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www.gadgets360.com
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On Op Sindoor's Success, Ex Army Chief's "3 Factors Of Atmanirbharta"
- Tuesday June 3, 2025
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The success of Operation Sindoor also traces its roots in the steps taken towards self-reliance and the focus on indigenous equipment in the last decade, former Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande (retired) told NDTV.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Fireflies' Light Up Sky As India Gets 1st Private Satellite Constellation
- Wednesday January 15, 2025
- India News | Written by Pallava Bagla
A Bengaluru-based space startup has made history by giving India the first private earth imaging satellite constellation. The constellation -'Firefly' - has been developed by Pixxel.
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www.ndtv.com
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Space Startup Agnikul Ready For Its Sub-Orbital Rocket Launch On Friday
- Tuesday March 19, 2024
- India News | Written by Pallava Bagla
Agnikul Cosmos, India's private space start-up, will test-fire on Friday its rocket named Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator), which is powered by an engine that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is still trying to master.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpaceX To Blue Origin: Moon Landing Puts Space Race Startups In Spotlight
- Tuesday February 27, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Interest in space startups has spiked after Intuitive Machines became the first private firm to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, in the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century.
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www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk Announces 'Grok' AI Chatbot for X Premium+ Subscribers, to Compete With ChatGPT
- Monday November 6, 2023
- Written by David Delima, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Elon Musk's xAI startup on Monday launched Grok, a new AI chatbot designed to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT service. The new Grok chatbot is in limited private testing and will roll out to users in the future. It will be accessible to X Premium+ subscribers only, according to Musk.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Indian Startup's Experimental Balloon Platform Rises 25 km Above Earth
- Wednesday May 27, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
Red Balloon Aerospace is also developing a broader suite of platforms, including tethered aerostats and long-endurance airships.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Indian Start-up's Drishti Satellite Could Be New Headache For Pak, China
- Sunday May 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
Suyash Singh, CEO and Founder of GalaxEye, called the mission a technological first and explained why India needed to think differently while designing satellites.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Taps Startups For 'Bodyguard Satellites' Amid Space Security Threats: Report
- Thursday March 5, 2026
- India News | Bloomberg News
India's security agencies have asked private startups to develop so-called bodyguard satellites as the country accelerates efforts to protect space assets at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.ndtv.com
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Data Centres In Space: SpaceX Buys Musk's AI Firm xAI In $1.25 Trillion Deal
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over AI startup xAI in a $1.25 trillion deal, as Musk pushes plans to build space-based data centres to power the future of artificial intelligence.
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www.ndtv.com
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South Korean Startup Innospace Fails on First Orbital Launch Attempt of Hanbit-Nano Rocket
- Wednesday December 24, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt as the Hanbit-Nano rocket crashed about a minute after liftoff from Brazil. The mission marked the country’s first private orbital launch effort and carried satellites from Brazil and India. The cause of the failure remains unclear, and the company is expected to invest...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Hurun 2025 Report: 11 New Startups Join India's Unicorn Club. See Full List
- Friday September 12, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Eleven new startups have made it to India's unicorn list this year, taking the total to 73, according to the ASK Private Wealth Hurun India Unicorn and Future Unicorn Report 2025.
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www.ndtv.com
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One Falcon-9 Rocket, 2 Indian Startups Showcase India's Private Space Power
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
In a landmark moment for India's burgeoning private space ecosystem, two home grown startups - Pixxel and Dhruva Space - successfully launched satellites aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
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www.ndtv.com
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LAT Aerospace "Has Not Bought Any Private Jet", Deepinder Goyal Clarifies
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Eternal (formerly Zomato) CEO Deepinder Goyal on Wednesday refuted reports that LAT Aerospace, an aviation startup backed by him, has bought a Bombardier Global jet.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Set to Throw Billions at Startup That Leads AI Data Market
- Monday June 9, 2025
- Seth Fiegerman and Rachel Metz, Bloomberg News
Meta is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI. The financing may exceed $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,533 crore) in value, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time.
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www.gadgets360.com
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On Op Sindoor's Success, Ex Army Chief's "3 Factors Of Atmanirbharta"
- Tuesday June 3, 2025
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The success of Operation Sindoor also traces its roots in the steps taken towards self-reliance and the focus on indigenous equipment in the last decade, former Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande (retired) told NDTV.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Fireflies' Light Up Sky As India Gets 1st Private Satellite Constellation
- Wednesday January 15, 2025
- India News | Written by Pallava Bagla
A Bengaluru-based space startup has made history by giving India the first private earth imaging satellite constellation. The constellation -'Firefly' - has been developed by Pixxel.
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www.ndtv.com
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Space Startup Agnikul Ready For Its Sub-Orbital Rocket Launch On Friday
- Tuesday March 19, 2024
- India News | Written by Pallava Bagla
Agnikul Cosmos, India's private space start-up, will test-fire on Friday its rocket named Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator), which is powered by an engine that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is still trying to master.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpaceX To Blue Origin: Moon Landing Puts Space Race Startups In Spotlight
- Tuesday February 27, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Interest in space startups has spiked after Intuitive Machines became the first private firm to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, in the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century.
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www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk Announces 'Grok' AI Chatbot for X Premium+ Subscribers, to Compete With ChatGPT
- Monday November 6, 2023
- Written by David Delima, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Elon Musk's xAI startup on Monday launched Grok, a new AI chatbot designed to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT service. The new Grok chatbot is in limited private testing and will roll out to users in the future. It will be accessible to X Premium+ subscribers only, according to Musk.
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www.gadgets360.com