Lift off🚀 #ISRO #SPADEX pic.twitter.com/8GVI8X9Zwm
— ISRO InSight (@ISROSight) December 30, 2024
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:24pm on 30 Dec 2024,Monday Science
ISRO successfully launched the SpaDeX mission to demonstrate advanced in-space docking technology, a crucial step for future missions like Chandrayaan-4 and Gaganyaan. The PSLV-C60 rocket carried two spacecraft, SDX01 (the Chaser) and SDX02 (the Target), into low Earth orbit. Over the next 10 days, the spacecraft will test docking techniques, with the final goal of achieving a controlled approach and connection. This mission is a key milestone for India’s space exploration ambitions, paving the way for human spaceflight and the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), as India aims to become the fourth country to master space docking.
