Venkatachari Jagannathan

1 week ago | orbitaltoday.com | Venkatachari Jagannathan

About 60 scientific studies and activities from 31 countries across the globe will be part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station (ISS), said the US based Axiom Space on Thursday. Research from India. The common thread in these research activities will be the health of the astronauts and others.

1 week ago | orbitaltoday.com | Venkatachari Jagannathan

At a time when the Indian space and the aerospace/aviation sectors were taxing well and geared up for a great take off, the 26% reciprocal tariff by the US government led by President Donald Trump has made the sector silent. While Trump has paused the tariffs for 90 days for all the countries barring China, the reality is that the US import duties will be activated. Is the tariff a tailwind or headwind? Will there be space wars and dogfights?

2 weeks ago | orbitaltoday.com | Venkatachari Jagannathan

The used fourth stage of the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C60 (PSLV-C60) used to carry out experiments in orbit called PS4-Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4), safely crashed in the Indian Ocean, said the Indian space agency. According to ISRO, the four-stage PSLV rocket launched on 30 December 2024 had twin SPADEX satellites as its primary passengers. The main aim of the mission was to dock and undock in space the twin satellites SDX01 and SDX02 – for India’s future space missions.

2 weeks ago | rediff.com | Venkatachari Jagannathan

'A repo cut will be very good for the market as it will mean that everything is being done to spur growth in these uncertain times.'IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The first reaction to the 26% reciprocal tariff levied by the US on India is expected from the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee in the form of 25 basis points cut in the repo rate, economists said. The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends to the banks. Currently the repo rate is 6.25%.

2 weeks ago | orbitaltoday.com | Venkatachari Jagannathan

India’s LVM3 rocket will orbit the Block 2 BlueBird satellite of the US based cellular broadband network player AST SpaceMobile soon, said a top official of NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL). The NSIL is the commercial arm of Indian government’s Department of Space. “The LVM3 rocket is slated to orbit one Block 2 BlueBird satellite of AST SpaceMobile weighing about six ton into Low Earth Orbit.