CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based space technology startup, has become the first private company to formally enter into an agreement with ISRO. It will use its expertise and access facilities to test and qualify its small rocket ahead of launch in 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chennai-based space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has launched India’s first private launchpad and mission control centre at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota. The facility was inaugurated by ISRO chairman S Somanath on November 28.

Detailed explanation-3: -By India Today Web Desk: Weeks after India successfully tested the first privately developed rocket, Microsoft joined hands with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to support space-tech startups in the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2021, the Government of India launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA) to open the Indian space industry to private sectors and start-ups. Several private companies like Larsen & Toubro, Nelco (Tata Group), OneWeb, MapmyIndia, Walchandnagar Industries are founding members of this organisation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Telangana will have the first Integrated Rocket Design, Manufacturing, and Testing Facility of the country in Hyderabad by Skyroot Aerospace. The state IT Minister K. Tarakarama Rao has assured the start-up of complete support for establishing the facility to design, manufacture, and test rockets in the state.