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Launch of Australia’s 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space’s Eris-1, delayed again
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SAASST, UAE Space Agency strengthen scientific partnership
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Shubhanshu Shukla to speak to students and ISRO scientists this Friday
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ISRO hands over 10 advanced technologies to Indian firms in major push for space commercialisation
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DIGIPIN Launched: India Embraces Geospatial Precision in Digital Addressing
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HAL to build, market Isro’s SSLV in landmark deal
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Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
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Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
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China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
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Friday, January 5th, 2018

2G Delivers Laser Scanning System to Kongsberg for Norwegian Mine Countermeasures

2G Robotics is pleased to announce the first of four ULS-500 PRO laser scanning systems has been shipped to Kongsberg Maritime for integration into the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency’s (NDMA) newly purchased HUGIN AUV’s. The acquisition signifies the...

Friday, January 5th, 2018

East View Geospatial Offers New Formats, Lower Pricing for French Nautical Charts

MINNEAPOLIS – East View Geospatial (EVG) is pleased to announce an agreement with the French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (Service Hydrographique et Océanographique De La Marine, SHOM) to offer digital nautical charts of French waters. This...

Friday, January 5th, 2018

Indian Government Plans to Start Commercial Mapping and Navigation Platform

India: The Indian government is planning to start its own commercial mapping and navigation platform to plug the loopholes existing in services being offered by companies such as Google Maps and MapmyIndia, as per a senior government official. Read...

Friday, January 5th, 2018

Malaysia Invites Pitches For Appointment Of High Speed Rail Geospatial Data Consultant

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's MyHSR Corporation said Tuesday it is inviting pitches for the role of so-called geospatial data consultant for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project. Read More at Asian Nikkei Review

Friday, January 5th, 2018

England to be Mapped with 3D LiDAR Scanners to Tackle Flooding

England: Planning to tackle flooding, and track illegal waste dumps in England, LiDAR mapping will be conducted in all of England, announced Environment Agency. Aircraft equipped with laser scanners will map all 130,000 square kilometers (50,000 square...

Thursday, January 4th, 2018

Japan Launches ‘Super Low Altitude’ Earth Observation Satellite that will Orbit Just 180 Miles Above Us Using a Radical Ion Engine

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched a satellite designed to reach ‘super low orbit’, using a radical ion engine said to be 10 times more efficient than gas jets. Read More at Daily mail

Thursday, January 4th, 2018

Israel to Launch World’s First Nanosatellites in 2018

JERUSALEM (Xinhua) -- The Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) and the Israel Space Agency said on Wednesday that Israel will launch a group of three nanosatellites into space in 2018. Read More at Xinhua

Thursday, January 4th, 2018

China to Attempt More than 40 Space Launches in 2018

China: In 2018, China is expected to attempt more than 40 launches including the Long March 5 and lunar far side missions. The main space program contractor aims to launch 35 times, whereas the additional missions are...

Thursday, January 4th, 2018

Orion UAS Contracted by U.S. Air Force

Manassas, VA – The U.S. Air Force has awarded a new $48 million contract to Aurora Flight Sciences for the continued development of the Orion Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Orion is a twin-engine high performance UAS that...

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

Airbus Ships High-Power Electric SES-14 Satellite to Kourou

Toulouse – SES-14, the first ever all-electric satellite in the 4-tonne class today left the Airbus Defence and Space clean rooms in Toulouse. The spacecraft will be delivered to French Guiana for its launch from Kourou CSG...