A Stepping Stone For Space Missions: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the successful docking of the satellites of the SpaDEX mission is a significant stepping stone for India’s ambitious space missions in the years to come.

India became the fourth nation to ace the space docking technology, after the US, Russia, and China, as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) informed the merging of two small spacecraft -- SDX01, the Chaser, and SDX02, the Target -- weighing about 220 kg each.