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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, April 30th, 2018

Drones are about to start mapping the Great Wall of China in incredible detail

Intel and the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation have teamed up to deploy drones to scan and capture 3-D images of the structure. A detailed model of the nearly 700-year-old Jiankou portion of the wall, in...

Monday, April 30th, 2018

China’s Shaanxi Province Releases Plan for Remote Sensing CubeSat Constellation

The northern Chinese province of Shaanxi has released a plan to construct a low Earth orbit constellation of remote sensing CubeSats for resource, environmental, agricultural and other uses. Read More at GB Times

Monday, April 30th, 2018

PM Calls Upon People to Make Water Conservation a Collective Responsibility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in his customary radio address Mann Ki Baat that conservation of water must be a collective responsibility. He said an average of Rs 32,000 crore has been spent, besides the MNREGA...

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Digital Mapping Firm Esri Ireland Invests €1.6m in Expansion

Geographic information services group Esri Ireland has invested €1.6 million to upgrade its Dublin headquarters and expand into Northern Ireland. Read More at Irish Times

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Cotton In Space? ISS Experiments To Optimize Fiber Growth On Earth

Space makes an excellent hub for testing scientific theories and conducting a wide range of experiments. We have already sent human sperm and Budweiser barley seeds to the International Space Station (ISS) and now, the next thing flying...

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Afghanistan Requests India for Transponder for DTH Services

After being allocated a transponder from the South Asia Satellite, Afghanistan has requested India for another one that it could use for Direct-to-Home television services, an official from the Department of Space has said. Read More at...

Monday, April 30th, 2018

China’s Gaofen-1 Earth Observation Satellites Return their Very First Images

The Ministry of Natural Resources of China (MNR) released their initial images from Gaofen-1 three small satellites launched in March, which is a part of the observation of the Earth.  Read More at SpaceFlight News

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Unmanned Imaging: UTC Aerospace Systems Unveils New TASE250 Optical Payload For Small UAS Commercial And Military Applications

DENVER, April 30, 2018 - UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced the release of its new TASE250 optical payload system for small UAS (unmanned aerial system) applications. The TASE250 is part...

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Phase One Industrial Innovates UAV-based Aerial Imagery

COPENHAGEN, April 30, 2018 ― Phase One Industrial today launched the iXM series: a breakthrough aerial camera platform driven by the world’s fastest medium-format imaging sensor. Engineered for UAV-imaging missions, the iXM 100MP is a high-productivity metric...

Monday, April 30th, 2018

EarthSense Release New Nationwide Map of Air Pollution. MappAir

EarthSense Systems has published MappAir® – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution. Combining data from satellites and its own air quality monitoring sensors together with open source data, EarthSense has used complex modelling...