ISRO highlighted the mission's significance, stating, "SPADEX will serve as a critical step in advancing India’s space docking capabilities, paving the way for future missions involving astronauts, ...

have sprouted in microgravity conditions in space in just four days on board the space agency’s PS4-Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) platform, which is part of the Space Docking Experiment ...

IMAGE: Cowpea seeds sent on the PS4-Orbital Experiment Module (POEM) have germinated in the near zero-gravity and enclosed surroundings of space. Photograph: @isro/X The space agency sent eight ...