Indian space industry is witnessing two launch philosophies emerge.
Skyroot Aerospace with conventional solid motors backed by Raman-I the liquid (hypergolic) upper stage: very well established technologies in the country with decades worth of knowledge, giving them a quick no-nonsense start before moving on to fancier things like cryogenic engines with their Dhawan-II plans.
While Agnikul Cosmos has chosen a bolder and modular path with (3d-printed) semi-cryogenic engine right from the word go. And they proved it too in 2024 as Agnilet flew during SOrTeD demo mission, before ISRO's SE-2000. Not to mention Agnibaan is also very modular and customizable per customer's needs with mobile launch pedestal, Dhanush.
They both have a long-term goal of reusability too. Interesting times for India ahead as we get to live through the developments of both the companies right from the early days. Hopefully we also get to see updates of tests from other emerging companies too. Let's wish them the best. Per aspera ad astra 🇮🇳🤞
ISRO successfully conducted a key Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT) for the Gaganyaan mission at Babina Field Firing Range, Jhansi, on Nov 3, 2025. The test validated the main parachutes under extreme conditions. #ISRO#Gaganyaan
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The larger V3 @Starlink satellites that will deploy from Starship will bring gigabit connectivity to users and are designed to add 60 Tera-bits-per-second of downlink capacity to the Starlink network.
That's more than 20 times the capacity added with every V2 Mini launch on Falcon 9
.@NASA, @Axiom_Space, and @SpaceX are targeting 2:31 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 25, for the launch of Axiom Mission 4 to the orbital outpost. https://t.co/kbAFZXZjNv
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Today marks the 93rd birth anniversary of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, the People's President, and the Missile Man of India.
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ISRO is honored to announce that Dr. S. Somanath, Secretary DOS and Chairman ISRO, has received the prestigious IAF World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3's remarkable achievement 🌕🚀. This recognition celebrates India’s contributions to space exploration. Celebrations underway in Milan 🇮🇹 as we continue to strive for new frontiers. #Chandrayaan3 #SpaceExploration #ISRO
STARSHIP TAKES FLIGHT AND SUPER HEAVY IS CAUGHT — SpaceX successfully launched Starship for its fifth flight this morning, completing a remarkable feat in spaceflight history as the rocket’s Super Heavy booster returned to Starbase for the first-ever tower catch and landing!