India delays 1st space docking of SpaDeX satellites, 'further validation' needed

India postponed its first attempt to dock two spaceraft in Earth orbit to allow more time for tests as the country prepares for what will be a vital technology tests for its future ambitions in space. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Space Docking Experiment, or SpaDeX, was expected to link up two small satellites in low Earth orbit in the late evening of Monday, Jan. 6 (Jan. 7 India Standard Time) after their successful launch on a PSLV rocket on Dec. 30. The test will mark ISRO's first-ever test of a homegrown automated space docking system. More

(Source: Space.com - Jan 8)