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PLD Space increases investment in its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to €35M, strengthening Europe’s sovereign space infrastructure
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ISRO to launch first unmanned Gaganyaan mission by year’s end
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ORF- RSIS Special Report Launch | India and Southeast Asia: Mapping Strategic Convergence in an Era of Great-Power Competition
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Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
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South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion
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Japan space startups to train engineers from India, Philippines, Indonesia
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Friday, January 15th, 2016

U.S. Navy Selects Trimble Survey Solutions for Marine Corps Topographic Missions

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has been awarded a five-year IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) contract from the U.S. Navy to provide survey systems for the U.S. Marines...

Friday, January 15th, 2016

NHAI signs MoU with ISRO & NECTAR for monitoring and managing National Highways

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed Memorandum of Understanding with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and North East Centre for Technology Application and Research (NECTAR) for use of spatial...

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

KVH Introduces FOG-based Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for Demanding Unmanned and Autonomous Applications

MIDDLETOWN, RI – January 12, 2016 – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), has introduced the GEO-FOG 3D inertial navigation system (INS). This new product offers roll, pitch, and heading accuracies of .05° for demanding applications in unmanned,...

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Satellite Technology to Help NHAI Monitor Highway Projects

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and North East Centre for Technology Application and Research (NECTAR) will provide help in monitoring and managing the National Highways. Read More via The Hindu

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Vietnam Looks to Launch More Satellites: Report

Vietnam, which has launched three satellites since 2008, is now gearing up for another three launches over the next five years, local media reported on Tuesday. Read More via Thanhniem News

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

ISRO, NECTAR to Help NHAI Monitor Highway Projects

The government today said it will take the help of ISRO and North East Centre for Technology Application and Research (NECTAR) to monitor the progress of National Highways across the country through advanced technology.  Read More via...

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Philippines’ First Microsatellite Unveiled in Japan

The 'DIWATA-1', the Philippines' first microsatellite, was unveiled by Filipino and Japanese researchers on Wednesday (January 13) at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Read More via GMA Network

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Shrine Board Preparing GIS Based Forest Management Plan

JAMMU, Jan 14: On the directions of Governor N. N. Vohra, (Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board), the CEO and his officers are preparing a GIS based Forest Management Plan (with 10 years perspective)...

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Enhances Security at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit with Intergraph CAD and Mobile Responder App

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 12, 2016 — Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure's Intergraph Computer-aided Dispatch (I/CAD) system, including  its Mobile Responder app, were deployed by Pure Force and Rescue Corporation and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to improve safety...

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

The Hidden Man Fuelling China’s Military Ambitions: Xiang Libin Honoured for Work on ‘Super Camera’ to Aid Spy Satellites

A scientist who specialises in optics and has been developing a “super camera” for use in reconnaissance satellites has pocketed China’s top science award for his latest technological breakthrough, hinting at how formidable the nation’s military is...