India on Thursday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share in the rapidly growing $400 billion global space market.

India has achieved a significant milestone by joining the elite group of nations capable of performing space docking. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX),

India on Thursday became the fourth country to successfully achieve an unmanned docking in space, a feat seen as pivotal for future missions as New Delhi cements its place as a global space power.

India has docked two satellites in space to become the fourth nation in the world to achieve the mission in an ambitious milestone in the country’s expansion of space technology.

India successfully docked its two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit yesterday (Jan. 15), becoming just the fourth country to pull off such a satellite meetup.

The first actual Indian mission requiring the docking capability is likely to be Chandrayaan-4, which is supposed to bring lunar samples back to Earth.

The Indian Space Research Organization successfully conducted an unmanned docking in space, making India the fourth country to complete the maneuver.

Isro successfully completed its first satellite docking manoeuvre, elevating India towards joining an elite group of countries with this technology. T

India became the world's fourth nation on Thursday to achieve the feat of space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share of a rapidly growing $400-billion global space market.