The Indian government views space tourism as a natural progression of the Gaganyaan mission scheduled for 2023-24. Space tourism is known as a luxurious pursuit for billionaires. But, the vigorous commercialisation of astronautical, sub-orbital, orbital, and cis-lunar activities demands a more excellent supply of trained spacecraft crews.
With most of India’s neighbours sinking into one economic crisis or another, it behoves us to help them out of their quagmires, including through science and technology (S&T) interventions. Many countries across the globe are in severe economic distress, and unfortunately, many of them are in our
High-resolution optical and infrared imagery will paint imaginations, blossom creativity, inspire minds, and put us in awe of nature once again. That is what the James Webb Space Telescope is now doing to us. But let's give a big round of applause to the Hubble, too! Many
If India means business, the Indian space program should too. New Delhi's perception of its space program has undergone a change. It will hereafter grow with economic goals in sight. This is making ISRO, IN-SPACE, and NSIL attractive to business media. In July 2022, I celebrated, of
If India is to excel in its space economy ambitions, it must quickly establish a foothold in the R&D and manufacturing of space-grade electronics. The Indian government should mull over a Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for the same. On June 10, 2022, Prime Narendra Modi inaugurated the
Collaboration in scientific and technological innovation is an under-explored area in Indo-Canadian bilateral relations. Disappointment is often heard in New Delhi and Ottawa that diplomatic relations between India and Canada have yet to live up to their enormous collaborative potential. The bilateral relationship often gets entangled in politics
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The Quad has agreed to launch a satellite-based maritime security initiative to curb illegal fishing by China. India is a global leader in satellite launches....
A slew of measures in the US have attempted to destigmatise the sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), which may go a long way in unravelling the truth behind their long-standing mystery. It has been nearly 120 years since the advent of fixed-wing flight. All those who have
The Russian-Ukrainian war and the consequent resurgence of the Cold War have hit space diplomacy between the US and Russia. My readers at Science India will be familiar with a recent social media phenomenon known as ‘cancellation.’ It is nothing but contempt or boycott of entities and individuals en
Innovation is the key to India’s civilizational well-being and economic growth, as underscored by the pandemic, and most recently, by the Russia-Ukraine War. The Russia-Ukraine War of 2022 has exposed several fault lines within the global comity of nations. The war is a calamity on the
Lessons learned from the Age of Discovery can help nations navigate the new space age. We are in the midst of a historical recurrence — a moment in which events echo a pattern from the past. With the burgeoning of the space economy and the scheduling of human-crewed missions to
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is a much-loved governmental agency because it is a source of inspiration and pride, just like the Indian armed forces. Unlike NASA, which has an official China Exclusion Policy, ISRO does not have any. But given geopolitical circumstances, ISRO has seldom dealt with