As the world looks toward a new era of commercial spaceflight and global scientific collaboration, Virgin Galactic astronaut and astronomy educator Ron Rosano says the next generation is poised to play a defining role—especially young students pursuing space science for the first time. In an exclusive conversation with StratNewsGlobal on the sidelines of the Mission ShakthiSAT Guest Lecture Series in Chennai, Rosano spoke about his journey to space, the transformative view of Earth from orbit, and why students around the world, particularly girls, must see themselves as part of humanity’s future in space. “Looking back at Earth while floating weightless…
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In a landmark moment for India’s growing role in the global space community, Bangalore has been selected as the host city for Karman Week 2025. This is a prestigious international gathering of space leaders organized by The Karman Project, a Berlin-based foundation committed to fostering peace and cooperation in outer space. Set to take place in October 2025, the week-long summit will bring together 15 high-impact leaders from the global space sector—including astronauts, heads of space agencies, and top industry executives—for strategic dialogue, cross-cultural collaboration, and innovation showcases. This year’s delegates hail from leading institutions such as Axiom Space, Airbus,…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of India’s leading global technology firms, has inaugurated a new AI-powered operations center in Mexico City. This marks a major milestone in its expansion across Latin America and reinforcing the deepening tech partnership between India and Mexico. The new facility is poised to create more than 5,000 high-skilled jobs over the next two years in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, cybersecurity, IoT, data analytics, and digital infrastructure. This investment, part of TCS’s long-term vision for the region, signals a strong commitment to nurturing Mexico’s innovation ecosystem while positioning the country as a…
The cosmos has revealed one of its most profound secrets: for the first time in human history, astronomers have witnessed the exact moment when planets begin to form around a distant star. This groundbreaking discovery, centered on the infant star HOPS-315, located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Orion, marks a transformative leap in our understanding of planetary formation and gives us an unprecedented glimpse into the conditions that shaped our own solar system 4.6 billion years ago. The discovery of mineral condensation around HOPS-315 marks what scientists call “time zero” for planet formation. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…
In a landmark moment for international space cooperation, the NISAR satellite, a joint mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to launch later this month from ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The mission represents the most advanced Earth observation partnership ever undertaken between the United States and India. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite will provide a sweeping, high-resolution, three-dimensional view of Earth’s surface, offering unmatched detail on natural and human-induced changes across the planet. A Leap in Earth Observation Technology NISAR is equipped with two sophisticated radar systems: L-band from NASA…
On AI Appreciation Day, India stands at the forefront of a global transformation—where artificial intelligence is not just being adopted, but reimagined for scale, inclusion, and purpose. From foundational infrastructure to intelligent healthcare, enterprise productivity, and responsible credit delivery, Indian companies are redefining what it means to build and apply AI for societal and economic growth. Infrastructure: The Backbone of AI Innovation India’s AI progress is as much about capability as it is about readiness. As Manoj Paul, Managing Director, Equinix India, puts it: “India isn’t just adopting AI, it’s building the infrastructure to power it, from GPUs to edge…
India Welcomes Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut in over four decades, as he returned safely to Earth on Tuesday after completing a successful 18-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). His return marks a watershed moment in India’s human spaceflight journey and a major step forward in its growing space-tech ecosystem. Launched on June 27 as part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private crewed spaceflight organized by Axiom Space, Shukla joined NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and European astronauts Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu on board the orbiting laboratory. Their SpaceX Dragon capsule undocked from the ISS on…
As India celebrates the successful return of Axiom‑4, which carried Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station, Russia has reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with India in space exploration. On the eve of the mission’s splashdown, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov called the collaboration “transformational,” highlighting decades of trust, technology sharing, and joint ambition—from launching India’s first satellite in 1975 to training its astronauts today. A Legacy of Collaboration: Aryabhata to Axiom‑4 In an exclusive conversation with StratNewsGlobal, Ambassador Alipov traced the partnership to the 1975 Aryabhata satellite, launched free by the USSR, and highlighted the historic voyage…
As the world prepares to embrace the next industrial revolution, India and Mexico are stepping up bilateral engagement in the digital and technology domains, with a shared vision to harness Industry 5.0 for inclusive and sustainable growth. In the wake of the Digital Empowerment Summit 2025 in Mexico City last month, Ambassador Federico Salas, Mexico’s top envoy to India, reflected on the opportunities that lie ahead for both nations in a wide-ranging conversation with StratNewsGlobal. The summit served as a catalyst for deeper collaboration between India and Mexico. And builds on the first-ever meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…
India’s space ambitions took a decisive step forward as the India Space Congress 2025 concluded with clear outcomes: a national push for space sustainability, enhanced cybersecurity cooperation, AI-enabled innovation, and stronger international and cross-sectoral partnerships. In a major breakthrough, SIA-India and the Nabhah Cosmos Foundation signed the Nabhah–SIA India Declaration on Space Sustainability—India’s first national framework addressing space debris. The declaration includes a six-point National Action Plan aimed at protecting orbital infrastructure through collective responsibility, regulatory alignment, and AI-driven monitoring. It also called for a “National Convergence” that brings together government, industry, academia, and civil society to safeguard India’s space…
