Monday, October 2nd, 2017
CSIRO has secured access to one of the world’s most sophisticated high-performance satellites, giving Australian scientists direct control over which data the satellite collects over the region and placing the national science agency at the forefront of Australia’s...
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
Australia will establish a national space agency, the government has said. Although its space industry employs about 11,500 people, Australia is one of the few major developed countries that do not have a space agency. Read More...
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
FRANKFURT - A Chinese-led group has withdrawn its offer to buy a stake in German carmaker-backed mapping company HERE after it failed to win approval from a U.S. national security oversight board. Read More at Reuters
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
Australia – for the first time - will soon have the power to task an Earth imaging satellite in orbit. We'll be able to collect imagery where we need it, and downlink the data directly into Australian...
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
The German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, DLR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australia’s University of Sydney to collaborate on aerospace-related research and teaching activities. Read More at Aerospace Technology
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
China's land-based Long March space launch rockets have been the backbone of its space program for more than 40 years. It looks like that's about to change, as the nation is making moves to launch from aircraft...
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
ADELAIDE, Australia — India expects its PSLV rocket to return to flight in December after its Aug. 31 failure, a relaunch date that a senior launch official said could be sooner were it not for the readiness...
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Read More at Qatar Tribune
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
The Federal Government just announced a new project which it says will enhance Australia's defence capability. Read More at Gizmodo
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
A Chinese group that included Tencent scrapped its plan to buy 10% of European mapping company Here International NV after the US vetoed the deal on national security grounds. Plans by the syndicate failed to win clearance...
