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Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

Kansas State Polytechnic to Offer First Responder Scholarship for sUAS Training

SALINA — Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is offering $500 scholarships to first responders interested in attending the small unmanned aircraft systems, or sUAS, commercial remote pilot training course in 2019. The available scholarships reduce the overall course cost by...

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

Planet to Acquire Boundless to Further Support U.S. Government Business

Today Planet announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Boundless Spatial Inc., a St. Louis-based geospatial software solutions company, to further support our commercial business with the U.S. government and agricultural clients. The acquisition expands Planet’s commercial business with...

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

Maxar’s SSL Awarded Contract to Provide GEO SmallSat for Mobile Broadband Company

PALO ALTO, Calif. – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, announced a contract award to manufacture a small geostationary (GEO) satellite for Ovzon, a...

Monday, December 17th, 2018

A Damming Trend for the Mekong

Hundreds of dams are being proposed for Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The negative social and environmental consequences—affecting everything from food security to the environment—greatly outweigh the positive changes of this grand-scale flood control, according to...

Monday, December 17th, 2018

UAS degree at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus First in the Nation to Offer beyond Line of Sight Flight Operations to Students

SALINA — Students studying unmanned aircraft systems at the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus are receiving a rare flight experience in some of their courses that is positioning them at the forefront of the drone industry. Kansas State Polytechnic's UAS flight and...

Monday, December 17th, 2018

China’s Sci&Tech Report Card 2018: Aerospace Ambitions Take Flight

2018 has proven to be another eventful year for China in the field of aerospace, along with a path combining self-reliant technologies and collaborative attitudes. Read More at CGTN

Monday, December 17th, 2018

Syria to Develop Space Programme and Build Satellite

Syria is looking to develop its space programme and launch its first satellite into orbit, the Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology Iyad Khatib announced, according to press reports. Read More at Broadcastprome

Monday, December 17th, 2018

ArabiaWeather and Raymetrics SA to Revolutionize Dust Forecasting in MENA

ArabiaWeather Inc. - the largest private weather company in the Arab World and a pioneer in weather technology - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Raymetrics SA, a global leader and manufacturer of atmospheric Light...

Monday, December 17th, 2018

India’s IDRSS to be Satellite Communication Hub in Sky

As part of its proposed manned space mission, India will launch the Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing/earth observation satellites, said a top official of the...

Monday, December 17th, 2018

First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Encapsulated for Dec. 18 Launch

TITUSVILLE, Florida – The U.S. Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned December 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket....