Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX knocked off a trio of Falcon 9 launches in less than 24 hr., ahead of a planned flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle Nov. 19.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Robert Wall
A number of initiatives were disclosed, but the talk of the show was SpaceX’s Starship booster catch, which happened just ahead of the IAC opening.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
India now expects the first crewed flight of its Gaganyaan spacecraft to launch in 2026, following a trio of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin next year.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
India has wrapped up the development phase for its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle with the successful third launch of the rocket on Aug. 16.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Indian Space Research Organization has completed the third and final landing experiment for its scaled reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, Pushpak.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The Biden administration on June 17 announced its intention to fly an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
The country is shaking up space exploration, commerce and the broader geopolitical picture.
Space

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The Indian Space Research Organization’s Pushpak reusable spaceplane autonomously landed on a runway.
Space

By Irene Klotz
India named four air force officers to become the founding members of the country’s Gaganyaan astronaut corps.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Indian Space Research Organization says it has conducted an initial in-space test of a 100-watt-class polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell.
Space

By Irene Klotz
India kicked off the 2024 launch calendar with deployment of an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Satish Dhawann Space Center.
Space

By Irene Klotz
In 2024, India and Boeing aim for low Earth orbit, while NASA eyes an excursion around the Moon.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA soon intends to lift the curtain on a whole new strategy of turning to America’s private sector for the launch of a lunar lander.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
India’s space economy could reach $77 billion in value by 2030 from $15 billion in 2023, according to a recent report by the Indian media Inc42.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Aditya-L1 blasted off from India's Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sept. 2 onboard the PSLV-C57 rocket, carrying seven domestically developed payloads.
Space

By Irene Klotz
India trumped a Russian effort to conduct the first in situ science experiments in a water-bearing region of the Moon.
Space

Apurva Mahajan
India made history on Aug. 23 by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole.
Space

By Irene Klotz
India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft reached lunar orbit on Aug. 5, setting the stage for a landing attempt on the Moon's south pole later this month.
Space

Apurva Mahajan
The Indian Space Research Organization’s landing on the Moon's south pole is slated to place around Aug. 23.
Space

Apurva Mahajan
ISRO launched the third version of its robotic lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, on July 14, aiming for a soft landing on the Moon.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia is approaching the launch of its Luna-25 mission to the Moon—the country’s first lunar exploration effort in almost 50 years.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Voyager and IN-SPACe will also “seek additional collaboration opportunities with various stakeholders within the Indian space ecosystem.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Once deployed, the satellites will boost the OneWeb Gen-1 constellation well past the 588 spacecraft needed for global coverage.
Commercial Space