Space Reads
Pixxel Space closes $7.3 million seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product. (TechCrunch, March 17, 2021)
Data Patterns delivers indigenous checkout system to ISRO for Gaganyaan (PTI, March 18, 2021)
Gaganyaan: Astronauts clear all tests, Russia training to end this month. (Times of India, March 19, 2021)
Wi-Fi on planes boosted by OneWeb constellation. (ESA, March 19, 2021)
India needs to strive towards mastering reusable rocket technology, says former ISRO Chairman. (PTI, March 21, 2021)
ISRO makes breakthrough demonstration of free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over 300 m. (ISRO, March 22, 2021)
NISAR S-SAR Payload arrives at JPL. (NASA JPL on Twitter, March 22, 2021)
Indian Science Fiction and Fantasy suggestions from the Washington Post. (Washington Post, March 23, 2021)
Delighted to be back in the Washington Post today with our (slightly-delayed) column on Indian SF/F washingtonpost.com/entertainment/… of which my favourite hands down was Analog/Virtual by Lavanya Lakshminarayan, which I can only hope some UK/US publisher would snap up.Static test of first stage solid motor of India’s mini rocket SSLV unsuccessful. (PTI, March 23, 2021)