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South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

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Monday, January 7th, 2019

LiDAR for Drone 2019: 3rd Yellowscan International User Conference

Montpellier, France – YellowScan will be hosting their 3rd User Conference called LiDAR for Drone, which will be held from the 19th to 21st of March 2019 at the Domaine de Verchant near Montpellier, France. This event...

Monday, January 7th, 2019

India Will Send First Manned Mission to Space in 2022

The Indian government have approved $1.43 billion for its first manned space mission, set to launch in 2022 with a three-person crew. Read More at Newsweek

Monday, January 7th, 2019

IIT Professor Awarded with the National Geospatial Award for Excellence

The Indian Society for Remote Sensing Tuesday conferred the National Geo-spatial Award for Excellence to IIT Professor Jayanta Kumar Ghosh for his contribution towards the development of Geo-spatial science and applications. Read More at The Indian Wire

Monday, January 7th, 2019

ISRO Working Towards Chandrayaan-2 Mission Launch Next Month

HYDERABAD: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch Chandrayaan-2, the country's second mission to the Moon, next month, sources in the space agency said Thursday. Read More at Economic Times

Monday, January 7th, 2019

Chinese Remote-sensing Firms Seek More Opportunities as Sector Gains Policy Support

China's remote-sensing companies are expanding their domestic and foreign markets as they seek to seize opportunities that are emerging during the industry's commercialization. Read More at Global Times

Monday, January 7th, 2019

ADB Provides $107 mln for Water Management in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the provincial government of Balochistan signed on Saturday the project agreement of a $107 million loan and grants to improve irrigation infrastructure and water resource management in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest...

Monday, January 7th, 2019

Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome Sees Day Of The Light

The new leading space launch facility of Russia – the Vostochny Cosmodrome – launched its first successful semi-commercial flight on Thursday at 11:07am local time. The flight was on board of a Soyuz 2.1A rocket. Inspire of...

Monday, January 7th, 2019

MySat-1 Opens Up Opportunities for UAE Youth in Space Sector

Dubai: UAE students who built MySat-1, a ‘CubeSat’ launched last year to the International Space Station (ISS), are now more informed and capable to contribute to the developing space sector of the country. Read More at Gulf...

Monday, January 7th, 2019

Chattanooga Companies Use ‘Flying Robots’ to Make Jobs Safer, Easier

Would you rather be a lineman elevated high above the road in a bucket inspecting a power line or a sewer worker crawling underneath city streets? Read More at Times Free Press

Friday, January 4th, 2019

CES 2019 Innovation Award Honoree RoboSense Launches New MEMS Solid-State LIDAR AT CES 2019

Shenzhen, China – RoboSense http://www.robosense.ai, a leader in LiDAR perception technology solutions and CES 2019 Innovation Award Honoree, announced today that next week at CES 2019, they will publicly demonstrate an upgraded version of their MEMS solid-state...