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Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown
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Monday, July 8th, 2024

ISRO to organise hackathon to celebrate first National Space Day on Aug 23

BENGALURU: For the first National Space Day, which will fall on August 23, to commemorate the safe landing of the Vikram Lander near the southern polar region of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will...

Monday, July 8th, 2024

Japan launches Earth observation satellite on new flagship H3 rocket

TOKYO, Japan: Japan successfully launched an upgraded Earth observation satellite, enhancing its capabilities for disaster response and security. The launch took place on July 1 using the country's new flagship H3 rocket. Read More at Big News...

Monday, July 8th, 2024

China fortifies Tiangong space station after Russian satellite explosion

Two Shenzhou-18 astronauts completed a spacewalk on Wednesday night to fortify China’s space station with extra armour following the explosion of a Russian satellite that generated a burst of space debris last week. Read More at SCMP

Monday, July 8th, 2024

Unveiling East Asia’s urban landscape: A massive mapping project illuminates 280 million buildings

Accurate and comprehensive building data is critical for urban management and planning. Existing datasets, such as those from Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, often lack completeness and accuracy in East Asia, limiting their utility for large-scale applications. The complex...

Monday, July 8th, 2024

Japan successfully launches an advanced Earth observation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket

Japan has successfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it was launched on a new flagship H3 rocket. Read More at ABC News

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

Synspective Secures 7 Billion Yen in Series C Funding

TOKYO, 2024, June 20th – Synspective Inc., a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions provider, has announced the successful raise of 7 billion yen in a Series C funding round. The latest funding was...

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

South Korea launches its own NASA

Determined to join the ranks of global space powers, South Korea today officially launched a new agency to take charge of the effort. The primary mandate of the new Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)—modeled on the United States’s...

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

NASA chief says U.S. and India to expand collaboration in space; to train Indian astronaut for ISS

NASA administrator Bill Nelson has said that the U.S. space agency will expand collaboration with India and it will include a "joint effort" aboard the International Space Station with an Indian astronaut. Read More at The Hindu

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

Ukrainian IT Firm Signs Contract with Japanese Map Service to Establish Presence in APAC

Intellias, a Ukrainian software development firm that has since grown globally, entered a partnership with Japanese map data provider ZENRIN to jointly develop digital maps for modern car navigation systems. Read More at KVIPOST

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

ISRO Partners with Manav Rachna University, Establishing New Milestone with GNSS Receiver Deployment

Manav Rachna University (MRU) becomes the First University in Delhi NCR to install a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver at Manav Rachna Campus in collaboration with the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)....

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