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PLD Space increases investment in its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to €35M, strengthening Europe’s sovereign space infrastructure
The investment is expected to generate approximately €21 million...
India seeks Singapore capital to fuel its ambitious private space sector
India aims to grow its space economy to US$44...
China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight
HELSINKI — China conducted the maiden launch of its...
ISRO to launch first unmanned Gaganyaan mission by year’s end
The Chairman of ISRO, Somnath said that the efforts...
ORF- RSIS Special Report Launch | India and Southeast Asia: Mapping Strategic Convergence in an Era of Great-Power Competition
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s shift...
Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech
Sparked by a message from the frontlines, CET Sandbox...
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup...
Haryana wins Geospatial Excellence Award for agricultural innovation in Netherlands
Haryana has been internationally recognised for its technological innovation...
South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion
SINGAPORE—BlueTide Capital and Singapore Space and Technology Think Tank...
Japan space startups to train engineers from India, Philippines, Indonesia
JICA program to coach professionals on satellite manufacturing, data...

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Monday, September 11th, 2017

Drones Are a New but Valuable Tool in Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts

CLEVELAND - "Hurricane Harvey is the first major catastrophe in which drones have been used on a large scale by both government and commercial operators," according to Ken Long, an analyst at the Freedonia Group.  They are also...

Monday, September 11th, 2017

Drone USA, Inc. Demonstrates Police Drones on Jennings Beach in Fairfield, CT

NEW YORK -Drone USA, Inc. (OTC Markets:DRUS) (“Drone USA” or the “Company”), a developer, manufacturer and distributor of low altitude drones and related technologies, today announced that it demonstrated its Police Cyclops and Shadow Drones on Jennings...

Monday, September 11th, 2017

Hexagon Receives Recognition from Huawei for Safe City Solution

Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, received the “Best Developer Partner Award” and the “Business Win-Win Award” at Huawei Connect 2017 this week....

Friday, September 8th, 2017

OGC Approves Community Standard for Streaming 3D Content

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) membership has approved a new 3D standard for content strategy. This standard is focused on high performance visualization and spatial analysis in a services or disconnected environment. The standard is referred to...

Friday, September 8th, 2017

Avitas Systems, a GE Venture, Partners with NVIDIA to Enhance AI for Robotic Inspection and Automated Defect Recognition

Avitas Systems, a GE Venture, is partnering with NVIDIA to use some of the latest advances in artificial intelligence computing to optimize the use of robotics for inspection and better detect defects on industrial assets with advanced...

Friday, September 8th, 2017

Iridium Exploring Advanced NewSpace Satellite IoT Opportunities

MCLEAN, Va.- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Magnitude Space, an emerging small satellite company.  The signing of this MoU signals Iridium’s interest in exploring collaborative partnerships...

Friday, September 8th, 2017

$10 Billion Vote of Confidence in Emerging Space Market Opportunity

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- NSR’s newest report The Emerging Space Market Opportunity, releasing tomorrow, finds that nearly 400 emerging space companies have been founded since 2000, all seeking to deliver new applications or pursue new approaches to operating in...

Thursday, September 7th, 2017

Tersus Announces New GNSS RTK System [NeoRTK] forSurveying Professionals at InterDrone 2017

Las Vegas - Tersus GNSS Inc. (“Tersus”), a leading manufacturing company of high precision GNSS RTK boards, receivers and systems, today announced its latest GNSS RTK System, the NeoRTK system at InterDrone. The NeoRTK system has multi-constellation...

Thursday, September 7th, 2017

Tersus Launches New Version of Precis-BX306 RTK Board at InterDrone 2017

Las Vegas - Tersus GNSS Inc. (“Tersus”), a leading manufacturing company of high precision GNSS RTK boards, receivers and systems, today announced a major upgrade to its popular Precis-BX306 RTK board with new and improved GPS/GLONASS functionality....

Thursday, September 7th, 2017

Innoviz Technologies Raises $65M As Its Solid-State LiDAR Moves to Mass Production

KFAR SABA, ISRAEL -- September 7, 2017 -- Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions designed for the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles, announced today that it has raised $65 million in Series B funding as...