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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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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...

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

LG Electronics And HERE Technologies Partner On Autonomous Cars

TROY, Mich.- LG Electronics (LG) is partnering with HERE Technologies (HERE), a global provider of digital mapping and location services, to offer a next-generation telematics solution for autonomous vehicles. The solution combines LG's advanced telematics technology with...

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

Simple GIS Software Proudly Releases Simple GIS Client Version 10

Simple GIS Software, LLC has announced that it has released version 10 of its Simple GIS Client Application, a lightweight but powerful desktop GIS software for Windows PCs, laptops, and tablets. Simple GIS Client is a powerful,...

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

OGC Announces European Space Agency Invitation to Tender for Testbed 14 Thematic Exploitation Platforms

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) invites interested organizations to respond to Part 2 of the OGC Testbed 14 Call for Participation. Part 2 concerns the European Space Agency's Exploitation Platforms, which is part of the Testbed 14 Earth...

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. to Commence Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange

TORONTO- Further to its press release dated December 18, 2017, Drone Delivery Canada 'DDC or the Company' (CSE:FLT  OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that the Company has been accepted for listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (the...