The two satellites launched by ISRO to perform the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDEx) are 15 metres apart and closing in for an exciting handshake. In a social media post today, the Indian Space Research Organisation said that the SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target) are just 50 feet away for an exciting handshake. The SpaDEx mission, launched on December 30, aims to demonstrate in-space docking using small spacecraft. ISRO’s PSLV C60 rocket had successfully placed the two satellites in its intended orbit on December 30th. Both satellites are orbiting at an altitude of 475 km from Earth. A successful demonstration of the SpaDeX will make India the fourth nation to master the complex technologies that are crucial for its future missions, such as the Bharatiya Antariksh Station and landing an astronaut on the moon.