SpaDeX precursor to India’s own space station: Jitendra Singh

India will look forward to a heavenly handshake between its two satellites in the new year even as it sets its eyes on launching the most expensive earth observation spacecraft in alliance with NASA. ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organisation) maiden satellite docking experiment (SpaDeX) is scheduled to take place on January 7, which is expected to propel India into a select group of nations having mastered this complex technology.