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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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Monday, May 7th, 2018

thinkWhere’s Cloud GIS Helps Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband Achieve 95 Percent Coverage Target

Stirling, Scotland - thinkWhere is supporting the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme. The ambitious infrastructure programme, designed to maximise the coverage of superfast broadband across Scotland, recently announced that it has achieved its target of 95 per...

Monday, May 7th, 2018

OGC Announced as Official Partner of Earth Challenge 2020, a Citizen Science Initiative

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is proud to announce that is an official partner of Earth Challenge 2020, a citizen science initiative that will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020. Earth Challenge 2020 is...

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Maxar Technologies to Present at RBC Capital Markets Canadian Automotive, Industrials & Transportation Conference on May 15

WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), a leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government markets, today announced that Maxar President and CEO Howard Lance...

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Raytheon Named Key Partner to Develop America’s First, Most Advanced Drone-testing Airspace Corridor

NEW YORK - The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) as a key partner in the development of America's first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York state.  Raytheon's...

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Pitney Bowes Re-engineers Desktop Mapping & Location Intelligence to Power Innovation

STAMFORD, Conn. - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, and data, today announced their continued focus on the user experience through the latest...

Monday, May 7th, 2018

New Air Pollution Database Maps World’s Most Polluted Cities

The world’s most comprehensive air pollution database has been updated again, mapping out a picture of a global health crisis that is disparate, changing and in some places just obscure. Read More at The Mint Press

Monday, May 7th, 2018

European Union Launches Earth-observing Sentinel-3B Satellite Aboard the Rockot Launcher

Recently, on Wednesday, the European Union successfully managed to launch its new, highly-advanced Sentinel Earth observation satellite into space. The earth observing satellite is called Sentinel-3B and it flew to space atop a Russian Rockot launcher. Read...

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Australia Set to Create Nation’s First Space Agency

Australia is set to announce the country’s first space agency. Although the emphasis will apparently be on the commercial utilization of space, researchers are hoping there will be purely scientific efforts as well. Read More at Space...

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Govt Plans Hi-Tech Mapping of Ganga to Identify Pollution Sources

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and Survey of India have decided to map the Ganga river using the geographic information system (GIS) to determine sources of pollution along its basin. Read More at Hindustan Times

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Communications Satellite Launched from China to Connect Asia-Pacific

A Chinese-built communications satellite owned by Hong Kong-based operator launched Thursday aboard a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang space base in southwest China. Read More at Spaceflight Now