The SpaDeX mission is a critical experiment aimed at demonstrating India's ability to autonomously dock two spacecraft in ...

Since the launch of the mission on 30th December 2024 (last Monday), the Indian space agency ISRO has been working towards ...

Initially, the satellites were over 10 km apart from each other. Gradually, they began to reduce the distance and the ...

Docking is the process by which fast-moving spacecraft approach each other, slow down, and are finally joined together. This ...

Billed as a prelude to ISRO's setting up its own Space Station by 2035, the 44.5 metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carried Spacecraft A and B, each weighing 220kg that would help in ...

"Docking" happens when a spacecraft can manoeuvre and attach to a space station by itself. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration defines docking as “mating operations where an active ...

using the official name to India's planned space station. "In-space docking technology is essential when multiple rocket launches are required to achieve common mission objectives." The docking ...

The space docking experiment or SpaDeX mission is linked to the plan for setting up India’s own space station, named the Bharatiya Antariksh Station, by 2035 to carry out spacewalks and research ...

including satellite servicing and the operation of the country’s planned space station. In-space docking technology is crucial when multiple rocket launches are required to achieve shared ...

The mission involves a crucial docking mechanism demonstrating technology significant for future space station operations, like India's Bharati Antriksh station. After the launch, Isro has been ...