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Maybe in your lifetime, people will live on the Moon and then Mars

This time around, the stay will be long-term. To make it happen, Nasa is going to build houses on the moon - ones that can be used not just by astronauts but ordinary civilians as well

Maybe in your lifetime, people will live on the Moon and then Mars
Updated On : 03 Oct 2023 | 12:14 AM IST

Opening up space

New policy will increase private participation

Opening up space
Updated On : 24 Apr 2023 | 10:02 PM IST

ISRO to transition out from manufacturing operational space systems

The new Indian Space Policy, made public on Thursday, has said the Indian Space Research Organisation shall transition out from manufacturing operational space systems and focus its energies on research and development in advanced technologies. The Indian Space Policy - 2023, which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security on April 6, also permits non-government entities to undertake end-to-end activities in the space sector through the establishment and operation of space objects, ground-based assets and related services such as communication, remote sensing and navigation. The policy also states that Indian consumers of space technology or services -- such as communication, remote sensing, data services and launch services -- whether from the public or the private sector, shall be free to directly procure them from any source. The government unveiled space sector reforms in 2020 by opening up the sector for private participation and the new space policy, published on the .

ISRO to transition out from manufacturing operational space systems
Updated On : 20 Apr 2023 | 9:20 PM IST

NATO nations expand defence clause to jointly respond to attacks in space

NATO leaders on Monday expanded the use of their all for one, one for all, mutual defence clause to include a collective response to attacks in space.

NATO nations expand defence clause to jointly respond to attacks in space
Updated On : 15 Jun 2021 | 8:54 AM IST

Why Mars Needs Leap Days, Too

Alien civilizations on other worlds would need much more awkward contortions to their calendars than we make here on Earth

Why Mars Needs Leap Days, Too
Updated On : 29 Feb 2020 | 7:55 PM IST

We need a new space law

If Musk succeeds in his plans to send humans to Mars and builds a station there later, would that patch on the red planet belong to all mankind or his SpaceX company

We need a new space law
Updated On : 19 Oct 2019 | 8:36 AM IST

Ever wondered who owns the moon? A space lawyer attempts to answer that

The US flag was not a manifestation of claiming sovereignty, but of honoring the US taxpayers and engineers who made Armstrong, Aldrin, and third astronaut Michael Collins' mission possible

Ever wondered who owns the moon? A space lawyer attempts to answer that
Updated On : 22 Jul 2018 | 10:27 AM IST