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ISRO Chief S Somanath Expects Budget Requirement to Grow by Up to 30 Percent in Coming Years
The government has allotted nearly 130 billion rupees ($1.55 billion) to India's space department this year. Asked how much he expected funding to increase,ISRO chief Somanath said "something like an additional 20-30%", though "over a long period of time".
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Indian Space Sector Pushes Private Players for More Participation
Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade — an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the end of 2022, Skyroot Aerospace, whose investors include Sherpalo Ventures and Singapore's...
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Completes 5th Crewed Mission To Space
Jeff Bezos's space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month.
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Indian Government to Unveil Space Policy to Encourage Private Participation: Ajay Kumar Sood
The government will soon unveil a new space policy to further increase private participation. This step could see the rise of India's own ‘SpaceX-like ventures’, state Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood. SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is a private space transportation company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced roc...
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says 5th Crewed Flight Delayed, New Shepard Rocket Did Not Meet Expectations
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin says it has delayed its fifth crewed launch that was scheduled for Friday as one of the New Shepard rocket's back-up systems did not meet expectations.
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OneWeb to Launch Satellites With Rival SpaceX After Suspending Ties With Russian Agency
Weeks after Moscow forced the 11th-hour cancellation of a rocket launch for British satellite venture OneWeb from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the company said it has contracted with Elon Musk's SpaceX to send its satellites into orbit.
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SpaceX Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to International Space Station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados, and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.
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Elon Musk Is Launching a Satellite That Will Let You Advertise on a Billboard in Space
Elon Musk is joining hands with a Canada-based startup to make advertising in space a reality. According to reports, the tech billionaire and the startup are working towards putting a billboard into low-Earth orbit. By next year, the team is aiming to send a satellite into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will enable advertising content t...
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A Space Odyssey: Britain Rockets Into Unknown With OneWeb
Britain is betting that satellite operator OneWeb will help it boldly go into a post-Brexit era. But it faces formidable challenges to complete a working constellation and rebuild a collapsed venture that has proved a money pit for investors.
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Solar Orbiter Blasts Off on Historic Mission to Capture First Look at Sun's Poles
Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the Sun's elusive poles.
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Priyanka Chopra's Mother Says Actress' 'Rise In Bollywood Worried Her Initially'
Madhu Chopra said: "I thought she's (Priyanka Chopra) missing out on some aspects of her life because she's so dedicated to her career, profession and her craft"
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ISRO Plans Joint Venture With Industries for Rocket-Building
According to the ISRO Chairman, the consortium would have less than half-a-dozen companies from the industry, which would, however, have many sub-contractors under them.
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Jeff Bezos To Sell $1 Billion Of Amazon Stock Every Year. Here's Why
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday he is selling about $1 billion worth of the internet retailer's stock annually to fund his Blue Origin rocket company, which aims to launch paying passengers on 11-minute space rides starting next year.
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Bezos Is Selling $1 Billion of Amazon Stock a Year to Fund Rocket Venture
Ultimately, the plan is for Blue Origin to become a profitable, self-sustaining enterprise, with a long-term goal to cut the cost of space flight.
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ISRO Chief S Somanath Expects Budget Requirement to Grow by Up to 30 Percent in Coming Years
The government has allotted nearly 130 billion rupees ($1.55 billion) to India's space department this year. Asked how much he expected funding to increase,ISRO chief Somanath said "something like an additional 20-30%", though "over a long period of time".
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Indian Space Sector Pushes Private Players for More Participation
Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade — an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the end of 2022, Skyroot Aerospace, whose investors include Sherpalo Ventures and Singapore's...
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Completes 5th Crewed Mission To Space
Jeff Bezos's space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month.
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Indian Government to Unveil Space Policy to Encourage Private Participation: Ajay Kumar Sood
The government will soon unveil a new space policy to further increase private participation. This step could see the rise of India's own ‘SpaceX-like ventures’, state Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood. SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is a private space transportation company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced roc...
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says 5th Crewed Flight Delayed, New Shepard Rocket Did Not Meet Expectations
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin says it has delayed its fifth crewed launch that was scheduled for Friday as one of the New Shepard rocket's back-up systems did not meet expectations.
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OneWeb to Launch Satellites With Rival SpaceX After Suspending Ties With Russian Agency
Weeks after Moscow forced the 11th-hour cancellation of a rocket launch for British satellite venture OneWeb from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the company said it has contracted with Elon Musk's SpaceX to send its satellites into orbit.
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SpaceX Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to International Space Station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados, and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.
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Elon Musk Is Launching a Satellite That Will Let You Advertise on a Billboard in Space
Elon Musk is joining hands with a Canada-based startup to make advertising in space a reality. According to reports, the tech billionaire and the startup are working towards putting a billboard into low-Earth orbit. By next year, the team is aiming to send a satellite into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will enable advertising content t...
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A Space Odyssey: Britain Rockets Into Unknown With OneWeb
Britain is betting that satellite operator OneWeb will help it boldly go into a post-Brexit era. But it faces formidable challenges to complete a working constellation and rebuild a collapsed venture that has proved a money pit for investors.
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Solar Orbiter Blasts Off on Historic Mission to Capture First Look at Sun's Poles
Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the Sun's elusive poles.
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Priyanka Chopra's Mother Says Actress' 'Rise In Bollywood Worried Her Initially'
Madhu Chopra said: "I thought she's (Priyanka Chopra) missing out on some aspects of her life because she's so dedicated to her career, profession and her craft"
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ISRO Plans Joint Venture With Industries for Rocket-Building
According to the ISRO Chairman, the consortium would have less than half-a-dozen companies from the industry, which would, however, have many sub-contractors under them.
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Jeff Bezos To Sell $1 Billion Of Amazon Stock Every Year. Here's Why
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday he is selling about $1 billion worth of the internet retailer's stock annually to fund his Blue Origin rocket company, which aims to launch paying passengers on 11-minute space rides starting next year.
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Bezos Is Selling $1 Billion of Amazon Stock a Year to Fund Rocket Venture
Ultimately, the plan is for Blue Origin to become a profitable, self-sustaining enterprise, with a long-term goal to cut the cost of space flight.
