Friday / 26 June 2020

India To Strengthen Its NewSpace Industry Through IN-SPACe Dept, May Accelerate Cislunar Startups

 Indian Space Promotion & Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe),To Be Established Within 3-6 Months And Regulate / Support Local Industry Partners To Provide Services For ISRO, A Regime Proven By USA / NASA Most Recently Through Commercial Crew, CLPS And Artemis Program; India Estimated To Work With ~150 Private Companies Currently, NASA >375; With Human Spaceflight And Chandryaan-3 Plans On Horizon, Groups Including Team Indus & Earth2Orbit Could Reap Benefits And Advance India Lunar, Deep Space Programs Via Low-Cost, Sustainable Methods

Pictured: ISRO Chairman K Sivan, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh

Credits: ISRO, Team Indus, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Press Information Bureau, USA DoD

Friday / 15 May 2020

2020 Q4 Moon Landings: China Chang’e-5 Sample Return On Track, India Chandryaan-3 May Still Be Possible

China Lunar Exploration Program Pushes Forward With CE-5 Launch Planned Late 2020, Return To Earth With Up To 2-kg Sample From Mons Rümker Within 1 Month; Recent Successful Long March 5 Launch From Wenchang Site 19°N At Hainan Vital For Program; India Accelerated Chandrayaan-3 Plans To Achieve Moon Landing Near South Pole Before 2021 Could Be Possible, Potentially With Lower Cost, Depending On Health Concern Delay — Ad Astra Per Aspera

Pictured: CLEP Chief Scientist Ouyang Ziyuan, ISRO Chair K. Sivan
Credits: CNSA, NOAC-CAS, ISRO