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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13, 2026: Kerala’s Palakkad district is set to...
G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said that the G20...
Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are ‘debris from a foreign rocket body’, space agency says
The Australian Space Agency says the objects "appear to...
Singapore and Japan sign agreement to strengthen space collaboration
SINGAPORE: The space agencies of Singapore and Japan signed...
Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a...
Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
Hong Kong’s first home-grown astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, assembled and...
ISRO conducts first SOLVE ground test important for Gaganyaan missions
Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE) solid motor was...
New 3D Detection Method for Detecting Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica
Researchers in Japan demonstrate how vertically layered atmospheric rivers...
Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
The Uttar Pradesh government yesterday launched the statewide Digi...
Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
Japan plans to select a proposal this month for...

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Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

IMAGINiT Technologies Earns Top Autodesk Platinum Club Award

OWINGS MILLS, MD ― March 1, 2017 — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division was awarded...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Sentinel-2B Satellite Ready for Launch from Kourou – Copernicus´ ‘Colour Vision’ Gets its Second Eye

Friedrichshafen - Sentinel-2B, Europe´s next Copernicus satellite is being readied by engineers from Airbus for a 7 March 2017 lift-off from Kourou, French Guiana. Sentinel-2B will be the fifth satellite of Europe’s environmental monitoring programme Copernicus to...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Qualcomm Drive Data Platform Powers TomTom’s Plans to Crowdsource High-Definition Mapping Data for Autonomous Driving

BARCELONA, Spain - Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced it is working with TomTom (TOM2), a global leader in navigation and mapping products, on using the Qualcomm® Drive Data Platform for high-definition...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

LAND INFO and GeoNorth Information Systems Team to Deliver Enhanced Geospatial Solutions to Commercial and Government Customers

Denver, CO – LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping, LLC, a pioneer in advanced imagery and mapping solutions, and GeoNorth Information Systems (GNIS), the only commercial geospatial solution provider to own a US-based, multi-mission Direct Receiving Station (DRS) for...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Airbus Partners with Bird.i for Easy Access to Fresh Earth Observation Imagery

Airbus Defence and Space has closed a partnership agreement with Bird.i, a global platform for accessing the world’s best satellite, airborne and drone imagery. Objective of the partnership is to allow real-time on-line visualisation of Airbus Defence...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

China to Launch First Night Light Observing Satellite Luojia-1A

China is set to launch this year its first remote-sensing satellite, the Luojia-1A, which could detect lighted structures on the ground at night. Read More at TeleGiz.com

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Launch of the TravelTime Maps App Means No More as the Crow flies

Behind the scenes of every location search on your favourite hotel websites, property search pages or restaurant finder apps is an algorithm that sorts search results using straight line distances. But when was the last time you...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

China to Use Satellites to Monitor Ecological Security

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has announced plans to build a comprehensive monitoring network in the country's nature reserves and other areas included within the ecological red line. Read More at GB Times

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Singapore Launches Development of TeLEOS-2 Earth Observation Satellite

Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) has announced a partnership with Singapore’s Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA) to develop the next-generation Earth Observation Satellite, TeLEOS-2. ST Electronics is the electronics arm of ST Engineering. Read More...

Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

India’s HAL Invites Bids To Convert 2 Ton Choppers Into UAVs

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has invited global firms with capabilities in specific areas of design and development for conversion of 2 ton class Helicopters into Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (RUAV).