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Launch of Australia’s 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space’s Eris-1, delayed again
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SAASST, UAE Space Agency strengthen scientific partnership
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Shubhanshu Shukla to speak to students and ISRO scientists this Friday
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will interact with school students...
ISRO hands over 10 advanced technologies to Indian firms in major push for space commercialisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has transferred ten...
DIGIPIN Launched: India Embraces Geospatial Precision in Digital Addressing
IIT Hyderabad (IITH), in partnership with the Department of...
HAL to build, market Isro’s SSLV in landmark deal
New Delhi, Jun 20: In a historic move for...
Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan is advancing its space...
Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
Tokyo — Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested...
China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
BEIJING -- Experts from China's manned space program said...
India To Launch $1.5 Billion Joint Earth Mission With NASA In July
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian...

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Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

Leveraging Smart Mapping Technology to Ensure Global Food Security

A student from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has bagged the 2016 Esri Young Scholar Award for his innovative use of Geographic Information System or smart mapping technology. Read More at MIS Asia

Monday, June 20th, 2016

Chinese Tourists At Heart Of New Thai Mapping Deal

Chinese search engine company Baidu announced that they have reached a strategic deal with the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Read More at China Tech News

Monday, June 20th, 2016

Hint to Use Isro Data for Monitoring

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation is consulting Space Application Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Ahmedabad, for using high resolution remote sensing picture data to keep a tab on encroachments and creating a 3D model of the city...

Monday, June 20th, 2016

PSLV-C34 to Launch Record 20 Satellites into Orbit on June 22

India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 36th flight (PSLV-C34), will launch the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and a record 19 co-passenger satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota...

Friday, June 17th, 2016

ISRO-IIRS Recruitment 2016 for 06 JRF Posts

Indian Space Research Organisation-Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (ISRO-IIRS) invited applications for recruitment to the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) for various research projects. Eligible candidates can attend walk in interview along with necessary documents on...

Friday, June 17th, 2016

A Rocket Launch Brings China One Step Closer To Its Own GPS

The Chinese Government launched the 23rd satellite in its BeiDeo Navigation Satellite System - the Chinese equivalent of GPS into orbit aboard a Long March- 3C Marcket. Read More at The Wired

Friday, June 17th, 2016

Isro All Set to Launch 20 Satellites on Board PSLV-C34

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching 20 satellites weighing a total of about 1,288 kg in one go on 22 June, a feat that has been achieved only by Nasa, which had launched 29...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Musk, Bezos Successes Spur India’s Record Satellite Launch

India’s space agency will launch a record 22 satellites on a single rocket as it tries to ease a global backlog and demonstrate the ability to compete with commercial spaceflight companies run by billionaires Elon Musk and...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Chandigarh: UT MC Keen on Replicating Mohali’s Cleaning System

If all goes as per plan, Chandigarh will soon replicate Mohali’s mechanised cleaning system based on geographic information system (GIS). It was decided at a meeting of the Tricity’s Mayor Council — comprising all the three mayors...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

ISRO Resuming Launch of Earth Observation Satellites After 3 years

Next week’s satellite launch will see the Indian Space Research Organisation’s resuming its Earth Observation (EO) satellite activity after a gap of around three years. The space agency has scheduled to fly Cartosat-2C, an Earth imaging satellite...