Monday, January 8th, 2018
A high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) is a category of unmanned aircraft that AeroVironment Inc. thinks could deliver a multitude of benefits to the commercial market through use of Internet of Things (IoT) and other technologies and concepts. Read...
Monday, January 8th, 2018
An earth observation satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil is scheduled to be launched into space in 2019, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Read More at Xinhua
Monday, January 8th, 2018
North and South Korea this morning agreed to hold their first meeting in two years - after Seoul and Washington decided to put joint military exercises on ice. Read More at The Sun
Monday, January 8th, 2018
An armed squad of over 60 CISF personnel has taken over security duty at the sensitive Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun, to protect it against any possible terror strike or threat. Read More...
Friday, January 5th, 2018
India: The Indian government is planning to start its own commercial mapping and navigation platform to plug the loopholes existing in services being offered by companies such as Google Maps and MapmyIndia, as per a senior government official. Read...
Friday, January 5th, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's MyHSR Corporation said Tuesday it is inviting pitches for the role of so-called geospatial data consultant for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project. Read More at Asian Nikkei Review
Friday, January 5th, 2018
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
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
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: 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...
