Article Title: Two ISRO satellites dock successfully for the second time
22-04-2025
Science & Technology Current Affairs Analysis
Context
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully executed the second docking of the two satellites — SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target) — that are part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said on Monday.
• Earlier this year, India became the fourth country after the U.S., Russia, and China to conduct the docking experiment.
• The SpaDeX mission is an important project by the ISRO.
• It is designed to develop and demonstrate the technology needed for spacecraft docking, and undocking using two small satellites.
• The demonstration of this technology is essential for future missions, such as sending an Indian astronaut to the moon, returning samples from the moon, and the building and operation of an Indian space station.
• The other aims of the mission include demonstration of the transfer of electric power between the docked spacecraft, which is essential for future applications, such as in-space robotics, composite spacecraft control, and payload operations after undocking
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