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South Korea Tests First Indigenous Hypersonic Missile
South Korea conducted its first test-firing of an indigenously...
UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
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Japan targets 30 rocket launches a year by 2030s
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China’s LandSpace Launches 10 Satellites to Advance Orbital Computing and Communications
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Israeli Navy Transforms to New GIS Technology

The Israeli Navy Hydrographic Branch (INHB) is transforming itself into a 21st-century organisation. Moving away from traditional methods of generating hydrographic products, INHB has adopted geographic information system (GIS) technology. This forms part of the evolution towards...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Space X Launch Of Spanish Satellite Lights Up Predawn Sky

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Earth-observation satellite built for Spain was successfully launched into orbit from California at dawn Thursday, creating a brief light show as it arced over the Pacific Ocean west of Los Angeles. Read...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Taiwan Researchers, Engineers to Meet President Following FormoSat-5 Mission

TAIPEI — The National Space Organization (NSPO) team behind the FormoSat-5, the first-ever remote sensing satellite fully made in Taiwan, will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen this afternoon, Feb. 23. Read More at Taiwan Times

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Isro’s Satellite Models Provide Glimpses of Indian Space Prog

NAGPUR: A gallery belonging to Isro’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Exhibition Space Applications Centre was set up for the first time at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT). The gallery is part of the college’s two-day technical festival,...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

ISRO to Add One More Satellite to NavIC’s Constellation in April

India: After the last year’s failure of its IRNSS-1H, ISRO has decided to add the eighth satellite in the NavIC constellation. The satellite is likely to be launched from March end to April, but NavIC is already...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Korea Donates Equipment to Improve Cadastral Mapping and Land Registration

The Government’s efficiency in cadastral mapping and land registration has been strengthened through the donation of technologically advanced equipment, valued at US$85,000, by the Government of the Republic of Korea. Read More at Jamaica Information Service

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

One thing North Korea has that the South doesn’t: Google Maps

Google Maps has charted new worlds for travelers: unknown terrain becomes easily navigable in an instant, making it possible to drive from Luxembourg to Latvia without having any familiarity with the route. It has become the go-to...

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Vricon Launches Telco Suite at Mobile World Congress

McLean, Virginia - Vricon is pleased to announce that it is launching its Telco Suite at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.  MWC participants can see a demonstration of the Telco Suite in Vricon’s booth,...

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Airbus DS Communications Launches VESTA Map Local to Improve 9-1-1 Location Accuracy

TEMECULA, Calif. - Airbus DS Communications, a pioneer in public safety communications, announced today that it has launched a new solution within its VESTA® 9-1-1 portfolio – VESTA® Map Local. The new mapping platform was developed with...

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe Expands Agreements with Two Major Commercial Technology Customers, Extending Its Leadership Position in High-Resolution Satellite Imagery

SAN FRANCISCO & WESTMINSTER, Colo.- DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies Ltd. company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE and TSX: MAXR), today announced the extension and expansion of multi-year agreements with two major existing commercial technology customers,...