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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
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...
Long March 12 launches despite recent 7A failure, Long March 2C launches satellite for UAE
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India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program
NASA has formally invited India to participate in its...
H3 launches navigation satellite
WASHINGTON — A Japanese H3 rocket successfully launched a...
Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch
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NASA invites ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base programme
India and the United States are set to strengthen...
India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
The official list covers 21 land locations, four mountain...

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Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Valtellina Reduces Communications Network Data Production Time With Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Software

Huntsville, Alabama – Valtellina SpA, one of the largest communications systems integration companies in Italy, has implemented Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure’s advanced telecommunications GIS software, Intergraph G/Technology Fiber Optic Works, to support the design and implementation of fiber...

Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Iridium Announces Successful Completion of First-Launch Iridium NEXT Satellites Activities and Second Launch Date

MCLEAN, Va. - Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM), the only communications company with 100 percent global coverage, has announced that the first set of Iridium NEXT satellites have been integrated into the operational constellation and are providing excellent...

Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Julie Van Kleeck Recognized as American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Julie Van Kleeck, vice president of Advanced Space and Launch Programs and Strategy at Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), has been named an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics...

Monday, May 1st, 2017

Sheikh Mohammed Issues Law on Surveying in Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Law No.06 of 2017 pertaining to surveying activity in Dubai. Read More at Khaleej Times

Monday, May 1st, 2017

China Adopts Revised Surveying and Mapping Law

China's top legislature Thursday passed a revised surveying and mapping law, protecting geographic information security and raising public awareness of national territory. Read More at CCTV

Monday, May 1st, 2017

India to Build Earth Observation Satellite for Armenia, Build Human Capacity

India is to build an Earth observation satellite for Armenia, as well as train Armenian scientists in the use of the system and handling and interpreting its data, according to Indian press reports. Read More at Space...

Monday, May 1st, 2017

ISRO Inaugurates Advanced GNSS Research Lab

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the Advanced GNSS Research Laboratory (AGRL) in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Osmania University College of Engineering in Hyderabad, reports The Hindu. Read More at...

Monday, May 1st, 2017

Remote Sensing Data Shows Massive Diversion of Forest Land in Munnar

Thousands of hectares of forest land in Munnar, one of the world’s greatest biodiversity hotspots, have disappeared, remote sensing data shows. Read More at Mint

Monday, May 1st, 2017

China Revises Mapping Law to Bolster Territorial Claims

China on Thursday passed a revised mapping law to bolster understanding of its territorial claims and to create hefty new penalties to "intimidate" foreigners who carry out surveying work without permission, lawmakers said. Read More at Reuters

Friday, April 28th, 2017

Geospatial Corporation Expands Footprint in Energy Sector by Completion of First of Several Projects for Major Energy Pipeline Company

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania – Geospatial Corporation (OTCQB Symbol “GSPH”) announces that the Company has completed its first underground pipeline mapping project for one of North America’s largest energy pipeline companies.  The client owns over 70,000 miles of energy...