Current Affairs & Static GK • 2025-2026

Space Technology

High-yield Space Technology current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.

89. Indian Space Missions & Technology

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
ISRO Integrated Air-Drop Test	Successfully completed second test (IADT-02) at Sriharikota on April 10, 2026	ISRO Tests
Ajista Space Achievement	Achieved India's first in-orbit snooping capability through 'ABA First Runner' (AFR) satellite operating in ISS orbit	Private Space
Agnikul Cosmos Booster Engine	Successfully tested 3D-printed booster engine, 'Agnite', on March 23, 2026	Private Space
Mission Mitra Launch	Launched by ISRO in Leh (Ladakh) for Gaganyaan mission to test physical endurance and teamwork	Gaganyaan
Chandrayaan-4 Landing Site	Identified landing site near the south pole of the Moon by ISRO	Lunar Missions
EOS-N1 (Anvesha) Launch	Launched by ISRO under PSLV C-62 mission on Jan 12, 2026 (unsuccessful)	ISRO Missions
Vyommitra Robot	AI-powered half-humanoid robot developed by ISRO for first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission	Gaganyaan
Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute	Tested by ISRO for Gaganyaan mission	Gaganyaan
Blue Bird Block-2 Satellite	Communication satellite launched by ISRO using LVM3 rocket from Sriharikota on Dec 24, 2025	ISRO Missions
Godrej L110 Engine	First human-rated L110 development engine delivered to ISRO	ISRO Partners
CMS-03 Communication Satellite	India successfully launched its heaviest communications satellite using LVM3-M5 rocket	ISRO Missions
GalaxEye Earth Observation	World's first multi-sensor Earth observation (EO) satellite to be launched by GalaxEye	Private Space
Andhra Pradesh Space City	Andhra Pradesh announced establishment of a space city and two defence hubs	State Space
ISRO 56th Foundation Day	Celebrated on August 15, 2025	History
NISAR Satellite Launch	ISRO & NASA's joint satellite successfully launched by GSLV-F16 from Sriharikota on July 30, 2025	Joint Missions
Indian Space Station Target	Target set to establish Indian Space Station by 2035 and human lunar mission by 2040	Future Goals
PSLV C-61 Failure Committee	Formed by ISRO to investigate the failed mission carrying EOS-09 on May 18, 2025	Investigations
Kunchala Kaivalya Reddy Selection	Indian selected for space mission training in US for 2029 mission	Training
Chandrayaan-2 on Mars	ISRO has planned to land Chandrayaan-2 on Mars by 2030 (Transcribed exactly from source record)	Future Goals

90. Global Space Exploration & Projects

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
Haven-1 Space Station	World's first private space station, built by Vast Space, to be launched in 2027 aboard SpaceX Falcon 9	Private Space
Saturn's New Moons	11 new moons discovered by Taiwanese scientists, bringing Saturn's total to 285	Discoveries
Michaela Benthos space travel	Will become the first wheelchair user to travel to space	Human Flight
OmanSat-1 Launch	Oman launched its first satellite with the help of Airbus	Global Space
Earth's 2nd Temporary Moon	Named 2025 PN7, discovered by NASA	Discoveries
NASA IMAP Mission	Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe launched on SpaceX Falcon 9	NASA Missions
Uranus's 29th Moon	Discovered by James Webb Telescope	Discoveries
'Surya-AI' Solar Study	Developed by NASA to study the Sun	NASA Missions
Venera-D Venus Mission	Russia announced Venus mission to be sent by 2036	Global Space
Moon Nuclear Reactor	NASA set target to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030	Lunar Missions
'Lanyu' Lunar Lander	Manned lunar lander tested by China	Lunar Missions
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Return	Returned on July 15, 2025 after 18 days on ISS under Axiom-4	Human Flight
Shubhanshu Shukla ISS Travel	Became first Indian astronaut to travel to ISS and second Indian to go to space	Human Flight
Axiom-4 Mission Team	Includes Shubhanshu Shukla (India), Peggy Whitson (US), Slavoj Ujnanski (Poland), and Tibar Kapu (Hungary)	Human Flight
Dror-1 Communication Satellite	Launched by Israel through SpaceX Falcon-9	Global Space
NASA Air-Space Program	Dangeti Jahanvi became first Indian to complete NASA's Air-Space Program	Training
Project Kuiper Satellites	Amazon launched first batch of 27 satellites to compete with Starlink	Private Space
Artemis Accords 54th Member	Bangladesh joined NASA's Artemis Accords	Accords

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