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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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Thursday, March 31st, 2016

GSDI 15 World Conference Keynote Speakers Announced!

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association is pleased to announce that Mark Reichardt, President of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and Barbara Ryan, Secretariat Director of the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO), will deliver two...

Thursday, March 31st, 2016

China Launches GPS Rival Beidou Satellite on Long March 3A Rocket

China launched a Beidou satellite into orbit on a Long March 3A rocket on Tuesday as the country seeks to gain independence from and eventually rival American GPS services. Read More at GB Times

Thursday, March 31st, 2016

India says PSLV Launches Generated $101 Million in Commercial Launch Fees 2013-2015

PARIS — India’s PSLV rocket launched 28 non-Indian satellites between 2013 and 2015, generating 80.6 million euros ($101 million) in commercial launch fees, mainly on the strength of three missions carrying foreign satellites as the main payloads,...

Thursday, March 31st, 2016

Satellite Mapping to Boost Dairy Farming

Dairy farming is the latest addition to the list of traditional businesses that are achieving higher efficiency and productivity through technology. Big cooperatives are taking the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to track the milk...

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

ISRO Prof at PU: Space Mission Lessons for Students

Professor of Indian Space Research Organisation, Bengaluru, R R Navalgund addressed a seminar on the Indian space programme at Panjab University on Monday. Navalgund spoke about three space science missions: Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission and Astrosat. Read More...

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

SuperPad Supports Environmental Management in the Philippines

Supergeo Technologies Inc., the worldwide leading GIS software and solution provider announces that SuperPad, the multifunctional mobile GIS software, has been chosen to assist with environmental management in the Philippines. Located in the provincial capital, Bacolod, the...

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

Supergeo Invited to TGIC International GIS Seminar 2016

Supergeo, the global GIS software and solution provider, was invited as the main speaker to introduce novel geospatial technologies in an international GIS and land management seminar held by TGIC and ICLPST. Sponsored by the Taiwanese government,...

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

Topcon Announces New Reference Stations Added to Network Service

LIVERMORE, Calif. – Topcon Positioning Group announces expanded reference stations in its GNSS network service in North America. CN railway has installed more than 40 Topcon reference stations along its rail lines from the Canada and Minnesota...

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

ISRO Set to Launch 22 Satellites on One Rocket

When the PSLV C34 rocket blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Srikarikota in May this year, it will signal another giant leap for India’s space mission. The trusted launch vehicle will inject 22 satellites...

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

‘Rapid Mapping’ to Help Disaster Relief Efforts

Quickly delivering aid after a disaster is an aid agency's job, yet sometimes in the confusion people get overlooked and lives are lost. Now a New Zealand engineering firm has come up with a way to identify...