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Shunya is being developed as a six-passenger-plus-one-pilot eVTOL aircraft, giving it a significantly different operating concept from conventional helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft. Electric vertical take-off and landing technology allows an aircraft to rise and land vertically without requiring a conventional runway, while an efficient wing-supported cruise phase can provide greater range and energy efficiency once the aircraft transitions into forward flight.

OrbitAID disclosed the updated mission timeline on 25 August 2026, saying that two spacecraft — AayulSAT-2A, serving as the chaser, and AayulSAT-2B, serving as the target — will be launched together for the demonstration. The company intends to validate the complete sequence required for servicing an operational spacecraft rather than testing individual rendezvous or docking functions in isolation.

Founded in 2015, Fabheads develops automated processes for manufacturing carbon-fibre and other advanced composite components. Its technologies combine continuous-fibre 3D printing, automated fibre placement, rapid tooling, conventional composite processing and precision engineering.