Why Indian Space Companies Are Turning To SpaceX Over ISRO: A Critical Analysis of India’s Launch Market Challenges

GSLV-F16 rocket carried the $1.3-billion NISAR satellite into a precise orbitThe Cost Competitiveness CrisisIndian space companies Pixxel and Dhruva Space recently made headlines by choosing SpaceX over ISRO for launching their satellites, highlighting a fundamental shift in the global commercial launch market. The core issue lies in cost competitiveness per kilogram to orbit.While ISRO’s

August 27, 2025
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SpaceX Conducts 10th Successful Starship Test Launch From Texas

SpaceX achieved a major milestone with the successful completion of its 10th integrated Starship test flight from the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.The launch, which had been delayed earlier due to unfavourable weather conditions, marked a significant step forward in the development of Starship, the world’s first two-stage, fully reusable super-heavy launch system.As the

August 27, 2025
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Dhruva Space Successfully Launches Its LEAP-1 Payload; Marks A Major Milestone For Indian Private Space Sector

SpaceX successfully launched Dhruva Space’s LEAP-1 mission on August 27, 2025, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking Dhruva Space’s first full-stack commercial satellite mission with payloads from Australian firms Akula Tech and Esper Satellites.Two Australian-developed payloads, the Akula Tech Nexus-01 and Esper Satellites OTR-2, were deployed. These payloads were

August 26, 2025
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SpaceX Launches Secretive US Military Spacecraft

SpaceX has successfully launched a highly secretive U.S. military spacecraft into orbit, marking yet another milestone in its collaborations with the U.S. Department of Defence.Late Thursday night at 11:50 PM local time (0350 GMT Friday), a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket roared into the sky from NASA’s iconic Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying onboard the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV).The

August 23, 2025
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