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India could achieve a $40-$100 billion space industry by 2040, driven by increased budget, private sector involvement, and satellite internet growth, Arthur D. Little's report states. The nation's space market currently values at $8 billion with 2% global share. ISRO's recent Chandrayaan-3 launch, global space market projected at $1 trillion by 2040, and space tourism potential contribute. To attain this potential, regulatory clarity, foreign investments, incentives, startups support, partnerships, R&D centers, and skill development are key recommendations.

In a press conference, Musk also highlighted how this success was 'one of those things that’s universally good, no matter where you are on planet Earth'Trump also congratulated the whole team on the success of the two month-long mission

It will mark the first splashdown in 45 years for NASA astronauts and the first return in the Gulf of MexicoA SpaceX recovery ship with more than 40 staff, including doctors and nurses, was poised to move in at splashdown, with two smaller, faster boats leading the way

Apart from the ability to orbit a solar-system object, the Chandrayaan 2 project will carry out scientifically valuable exploratory missions around landing points through robotic rovers

The Apollo 11 mission sent ripples across the world as man landed on the moon. How did Indians wake up to the news?Lounge goes into the archives to see how the event registered amidst news of a deputy prime minister’s resignation and the nationalization of 14 banks

The mission to the moon -- India’s second -- will have an orbiter, a rover and a landerIt is likely to be launched between July 9 and July 16, Isro said

DRDO' ASAT shooting down an low-orbital satellite gives India anti-satellite capabilities, says PM Narendra Modi in address to nationThe 'Mission Shakti' isn't directed against any country, nor does it aim to start a space race, says the prime minister

The new launch date comes after Chandrayaan-2 missed two earlier launch windows in 2017 and 2018

Isro chief K. Sivan says the space agency wants to make use of maximum facilities available in India and make it more and more indigenous

ISRO chief K. Sivan says the space agency has set a ‘target’ of achieving the country’s ambitious manned mission to space by 2021, with the first unmanned programme of ‘Gaganyaan’ planned for Dec 2020