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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
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

Leidos Awarded GEO 7 Task Order to Enhance U.S. Air Traffic System

RESTON, Va. - Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a global science and technology leader, was awarded a task order by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop the 7th Generation geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite used for the FAA Wide...

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

Hexagon US Federal Selects New President and CEO

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- Hexagon US Federal, a subsidiary of Hexagon, has appointed Tammer Olibah president and chief executive officer. A seasoned executive, Olibah brings nearly two decades of experience leading, developing and implementing technical solutions in both the public...

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

senseFly and Trimble Optimize Workflow for Geospatial Drone Operators

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, April 3, 2018—senseFly, the world’s leading producer of professional drone solutions, today announces a new software integration with Trimble, which optimizes the drone mapping workflow for geospatial professionals.   The new integration between the company’s...

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

East View Geospatial Launches On-Demand Milspec Geospatial Data

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, USA – East View Geospatial (EVG), a provider of content-rich geospatial products, is now producing gold-standard large-scale topographic data as an off-the-shelf offering under the product name EV-FGD – East View Foundation Geospatial Data. EVG...

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

Copernicus Data Warehouse Offers 40 cm Imagery Exclusively From European Space Imaging

The Copernicus Data Warehouse is now offering eligible users the ability to order 40 cm satellite imagery in remarkably quick time frames, thanks to a 24 hour service exclusively available from European Space Imaging and its partner...

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

Fifth Successful Iridium NEXT Launch Completed as Iridium Surpasses 1 Million Subscribers

MCLEAN, Va. - Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that at 7:13:51 am PDT (14:13:51 UTC) SpaceX successfully launched the fifth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.  All...

Friday, March 30th, 2018

Cepton Announces Next-generation LiDAR Solution for Autonomous Vehicles

SAN JOSE, Calif.- Cepton Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of 3D LiDAR solutions for automotive, industrial and mapping applications, today unveiled its Vista LiDAR sensor at the annual NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, with immediate availability for the...

Friday, March 30th, 2018

Pix4D is Announcing Pix4Dfields

To give you fast and accurate maps while in the field, with a simple yet powerful interface fully dedicated to agriculture. One product for all of your drone-based agricultural workflows. “Our solution fits the needs of the...

Friday, March 30th, 2018

Coordinator of Aeroarms Project, Aníbal Ollero, Candidate to the European Leadership Awards

Sevilla, March, 29th 2018. Professor of robotics at the University of Seville, and coordinator of the European project AEROARMS, which has developed the first industrial aerial robotic manipulators, Anibal Ollero, has been proposed as a candidate for...

Friday, March 30th, 2018

$1.7 Billion Revenue Opportunity in High Altitude Platforms (HAPs)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - NSR’s newly released High Altitude Platforms (HAPs), 2nd Edition report forecasts $1.7B in cumulative HAPs revenues over the next decade for airships, balloons and pseudo-satellite platforms. Of the three platforms, the balloon market remains...