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SpaDeX mission or Space Docking Experiment – Explained. UPSC.

December 30, 2024
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Space science

SpaDeX mission is the technology demonstration experiment conducted by ISRO on December 30, 2024, to master space docking technology. A PSLV rocket launched two satellites to test the efficiency of the newly developed Bharatiya Docking System. With this SpaDeX mission or Space Docking Experiment, India will become the fourth country after the USA, Russia, and China to master space docking technology, and it will help in future space missions like Chandryan-4.