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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 rockets and spacecraft.Read More

Blue Origin’s Fifth Crewed Space Mission NS-21 to Launch on June 4 After Delaying It on May 20

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin plans to launch its fifth human mission NS-21 on June 4. NS-21 is set to launch from Blue Origin’s West Texas facility on Saturday during a window that opens at 9am EDT (6:30pm IST). Six individuals will fly on NS-21, states Blue Origin on its website.Read More

SpaceX to Receive Final Environmental Assessment From US’s Aviation Agency on June 13

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) delayed completing a final environmental assessment of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program in Texas until June 13. The agency said in April SpaceX had made multiple changes to its application that required additional FAA analysis.Read More

Interstellar Travel May Be Possible Without Spaceships in Future, Here’s How

A new research paper published in the International Journal of Astrobiology says that extra-terrestrial civilisations may not need spaceships to travel to another star system. Extra-terrestrial and alien civilisations could employ free-floating planets as interstellar transportation to visit, explore, and colonise planetary systems. These free-floating planets are als…Read More