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About 600 participants, including students, faculty members, will compete with 36 teams in the CANSAT category and 35 teams in IN-SPACe's Model Rocketry

IN-SPACe, ISRO & Astronautical Society to host rocketry competition from Oct 27

October 21, 2025 9:52 am

The competition is aimed at providing students with practical exposure to the fundamentals of rocketry and satellite systems. Each team is required to design, develop, and launch a model rocket capable of deploying a CANSAT (7U SAT) weighing one kilogram at an altitude of one kilometre.

India’s space sector created 22,000 job in last decade, positively contributed to economy: study

May 06, 2025 7:54 pm

The study noted that the number of homegrown space startups in India surged from 1 in 2014 to 229 by mid-2024.

Space tech offers a replicable template, iDEX in defence & BIRAC in biotech working well: PSA Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood

April 14, 2025 7:50 am

See, nuclear energy is inevitable, because if you look at the energy mix, which is required for net zero carbon by 2070, nuclear energy is integral to this energy transition period, says Sood

FDI policy to boost space startups in India will be unveiled soon: INSPACe chairman

June 11, 2023 2:32 pm

INSPACe chairman Pawan Goenka was speaking at Spacecraft Mission Operations (SMOPS-2023), organised by the ISRO in Bengaluru on June 8 and 9.

On National Technology Day, celebrating India’s thriving innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem

May 11, 2023 3:29 pm

From Covid-19 vaccines to cancer treatment, from biotechnology to space exploration, India is now a leading nation in science and technology

Agnikul inaugurates India's first private space vehicle launchpad in Sriharikota

November 29, 2022 2:16 pm

Chennai-based space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has announced the inauguration of its own private launchpad at Sriharikota.

The Indian space-tech startup that’s building 3D-printed rocket engines

November 17, 2022 4:57 pm

Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos has developed what it claims is the world’s first single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine.

Participation of startups, non-government private entities vital for Space sector growth: ISRO chairman

June 24, 2022 6:36 pm

If you really look at the hundreds plus startups that are there in the space (sector), what I see is the enthusiasm, energy and innovation, said ISRO chairman S Somanth.

New space policy soon, to focus on ease of doing business: PM

June 11, 2022 12:43 am

Outlining the way and the prospects that lie ahead, PM Modi said, “In the 21st century, the application and role of space technology is increasing everyday."