Indian spacetech startup HEX20 to develop UAE asteroid probe spacecraft
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 13 (PTI) Technopark-based space-tech startup HEX20 has been selected by the UAE Space Agency to develop a spacecraft for an asteroid probe, the company said on Tuesday. HEX20 said it was the first Indian private company to be selected for a deep-space mission by the Gulf nation. The spacecraft bus and software developed
HEX20 was selected by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and the UAE Space Agency in November 2024 following a design workshop to develop the probe spacecraft. With an engineering presence at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram and operations in ... [2778 chars]
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