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Launch of Australia’s 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space’s Eris-1, delayed again
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SAASST, UAE Space Agency strengthen scientific partnership
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Shubhanshu Shukla to speak to students and ISRO scientists this Friday
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will interact with school students...
ISRO hands over 10 advanced technologies to Indian firms in major push for space commercialisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has transferred ten...
DIGIPIN Launched: India Embraces Geospatial Precision in Digital Addressing
IIT Hyderabad (IITH), in partnership with the Department of...
HAL to build, market Isro’s SSLV in landmark deal
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Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan is advancing its space...
Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
Tokyo — Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested...
China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
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Friday, June 17th, 2016

A Rocket Launch Brings China One Step Closer To Its Own GPS

The Chinese Government launched the 23rd satellite in its BeiDeo Navigation Satellite System - the Chinese equivalent of GPS into orbit aboard a Long March- 3C Marcket. Read More at The Wired

Friday, June 17th, 2016

Isro All Set to Launch 20 Satellites on Board PSLV-C34

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching 20 satellites weighing a total of about 1,288 kg in one go on 22 June, a feat that has been achieved only by Nasa, which had launched 29...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Musk, Bezos Successes Spur India’s Record Satellite Launch

India’s space agency will launch a record 22 satellites on a single rocket as it tries to ease a global backlog and demonstrate the ability to compete with commercial spaceflight companies run by billionaires Elon Musk and...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Chandigarh: UT MC Keen on Replicating Mohali’s Cleaning System

If all goes as per plan, Chandigarh will soon replicate Mohali’s mechanised cleaning system based on geographic information system (GIS). It was decided at a meeting of the Tricity’s Mayor Council — comprising all the three mayors...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

ISRO Resuming Launch of Earth Observation Satellites After 3 years

Next week’s satellite launch will see the Indian Space Research Organisation’s resuming its Earth Observation (EO) satellite activity after a gap of around three years. The space agency has scheduled to fly Cartosat-2C, an Earth imaging satellite...

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

Amrita Students Develop ‘Smart Water’ Prototype

Coimbatore - Engineering students from Amrita University have developed a prototype called “Smart Water”, to monitor the growing exploitation of fresh water in the country. Read More at Business Line

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

GIS Introduced in Forest Management

Imphal -  Geographical Information System (GIS) has been used for forest management in the State. Forest Department is one technical department to have a dedicated GIS Lab of its own. Read More at E-Pao

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

China Launches Beidou G7 Navigation and Positioning Satellite

China launched its Beidou G7 navigation and positioning satellite at 15:30 UTC yesterday, on the top of a Long March 3C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province. Read More at Domain-B

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

Baidu Map to Serve Chinese Tourists in Thailand

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation with Chinese internet giant Baidu in Bangkok Monday, in a bid to make travel easier for Chinese tourists visiting the kingdom. Read More at China.org.cn

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

China’s First High Orbit Remote Sensing Satellite Put Into Use

BEIJING -  China's first high orbit remote sensing satellite, Gaofen-4, went into use after six months of in-orbit testing, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) announced Monday. Read More at Shanghai...