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Over 50 private space tech companies in India are working on space projects
Bellatrix Aerospace, a space-tech startup has recently announced a partnership with Skyroot Aerospace to ship small satellites into various orbits. As per the partnership, Bellatrix Aerospace is building a “Space Taxi” and this vehicle will be launched on the Vikram rocket of Skyroot Aerospace.
Electric and chemically powered thrusters or engines have been built by Bellatrix Aerospace to manoeuvre satellites in the space. Bellatrix also partnered with SatSure a few days ago to strengthen its remote sensing satellites’ fleet.
A media agency reported that according to the co-founder of Bellatrix Aerospace, Yashas Karanam, Bellatrix Aerospace aims to launch the space vehicle into the lower orbit of the earth in the year 2023. Yashas added that this “taxi in space” will offer ridesharing to small satellites and will drop each passenger to their intended slots in the space.
Sandes App
A new indigenously developed alternative to WhatsApp is now being used by some government officials. The app, called Sandes, was announced the previous year by the Indian government as an alternative to WhatsApp and is now being beta tested by the government officials to look for any bugs and give feedback.
The gims.gov.in page for the app offers some insight into the app, including the log-in methods that will be available. Although, the details of these clickable options are classified, as the portal is encrypted and only selected government officials can access them.
It was initially speculated that the app would be called GIMS (Government Instant Messaging System) but has instead been christened with a local name.
PM Modi, Joe Biden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the new United States President Joe Biden on Monday had a telephonic call, Prime Minister Modi informed in a tweet. This was the first phone communication between US president Joe Biden and PM Modi after Biden’s inauguration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he had spoken to Biden to talk about regional issues and the shared politics of India and USA. Over the phone call, Prime Minister Modi also stated his commitment to a rule-based international order.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office read that PM Modi and Prez Joe Biden reiterated the importance of working with like-minded countries to ensure a rules-based international order and a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region,” the communique read.