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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
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
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
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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Friday, September 14th, 2018

Chinese Scientists Use Domestic Satellite to Conduct Light Pollution Research

Chinese scientists have conducted nighttime light pollution research using a domestically-produced remote sensing satellite, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Read More at ECNS.CN

Friday, September 14th, 2018

Arianespace’s Vega to Orbit THEOS-2 for Thailand’s GISTDA

Arianespace reports it will orbit THEOS-2, the very-high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite for Thailand, under the terms of a turnkey contract between Airbus Defence and Space and the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA)....

Friday, September 14th, 2018

India to Launch Two UK Satellites on Sunday

Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will put into orbit on Sunday two foreign satellites - NovaSAR and S1-4 - together weighing 889 kg, said a top official. Read More at Economics Times

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

Boundless Introduces Managed Service Offerings for State and Local Governments

LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2018 - Boundless, the leader in open and scalable GIS, today announced that Boundless Exchange™, its geospatial content management system, is now available as an unlimited-user, managed service solution for state and local governments, enabling them to...

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

Spaceflight Offers Rideshare Launches to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

PARIS - Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, announced today at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week conference that it has procured upcoming launches to Geosynchronous Orbit – a popular destination for communications satellites. The...

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

Umitron Expands Early Stage Funding to S$15.2mil and Starts Data Service for Aquaculture Insurance Leveraging IoT and Satellite Remote Sensing

SINGAPORE - UMITRON PTE. LTD. (Location: Singapore, Co-founder / Managing director Masahiko Yamada, hereinafter "Umitron") announced that it has raised S$3.7mil funding from Mirai Creation Fund operated by SPARX Group. Co., Ltd. on 6th September as the additional closing...

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

Leica Geosystems Selects Getac’s ZX70 Tablet To Power New Zeno GG04 Plus Tablet Solution

IRVINE, Calif.- Getac today announced that Leica Geosystems has selected its fully rugged ZX70 Android tablet as hardware of choice for the new Leica Zeno GG04 plus Tablet Solution. The new partnership will allow Leica Geosystems to...

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

Microdrones Continues Global Growth with Australian Expansion

Townsville, Queensland - This month, Microdrones expanded its global footprint, with dedicated resources to support Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The team currently consists of a sales and customer service presence and the groundwork for...

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

Kespry Announces E Construction, a Division of Colas Canada, Uses the Kespry Drone-Based Aerial Intelligence Platform for Inventory Management and Mine Planning

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced E Construction, a division of Colas Canada Inc., part of the worldwide Colas SA Group, is using the Kespry drone-based aerial intelligence platform for...

Thursday, September 13th, 2018

TRX Systems Demonstrates 3D Mapping and GPS-Denied Personnel Tracking for First Responder and Military Operations at Thunderstorm 18-2

GREENBELT, Md. - TRX Systems announced today that its NEON® Personnel Tracker Solution was used to track personnel within challenging indoor, underground, and urban GPS-denied environments at the Thunderstorm 18-2 Dense Urban and Subterranean Technologies (DUST) Demonstration, sponsored...