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South Korea is converting an abandoned coal mine into a moon exploration testing ground
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ISRO to Launch Chandrayaan-5 With Japan, Plans Space Station
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Russia and China are threatening SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation, new report finds
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China and Pakistan agree to fly 1st foreign astronaut to Chinese space station
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ISRO’s “Space on Wheels” offers a peek into Indian Space Programme to students in Karimnagar
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GEOSA, Singapore Land Authority Launch Achievements of Joint Geospatial System Project
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Building in Bangkok collapses as powerful earthquake hits southeast Asia
One person has died and 50 were injured in...
Bellatrix Aerospace Partners with Astroscale Japan for Space Debris Removal
Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based space mobility company, has joined...
NSTC announces Pingtung site as Taiwan’s space mission launch center
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Sunday, April 24th, 2011

OGC Seeks Participants for 3D Portrayal Interoperability Experiment

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is launching a 3D Portrayal Interoperability Experiment (IE) on 26 May 2011 to advance best practice for implementing standards for publishing and streaming 3D geospatial assets related to urban planning and landscape...

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

Russia Reconnect with Lost Satellite

A Rokot light-class carrier rocket carrying with the Geo-IK-2 satellite blasted off February 1 from Russia's Plesetsk launching site, but placed the satellite in an incorrect orbit. After the launch, the Defense Ministry announced it had lost...

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

KazSat-2 Satellite to Be Launched in June 2011

During an on-line conference, the KazCosmos chairman, Talgat Mussabayev announced that the launch of the KazSat-2 satellite is scheduled for June 10, 2011. The previous launch date was March 30th, but the spacecraft was found to be...

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

VFX Data Capture Purchases Leica High-Definition Survey Tech

UK based 4DMax, a leading company in the film, TV, visual FX and Forensic 3D data capture market has recently purchased the latest Leica High-Definition SurveyingTM (HDS) ScanStation C10 to enhance its 3D data capture services. The...

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Esri Launches Middle East and Africa Utility User Group

Utility companies in the Middle East and Africa now have a local source for sharing ideas, success stories, and information about Esri technology. The first Middle East and Africa Utility User Group held its inaugural meeting March...

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts

Hong Kong, widely celebrated as Asia's world city, is increasingly integrated with the Pearl River Delta Region of China. Sustainability of Hong Kong depends on coastal developments that require engineering solutions. The issues of concern include coastal...

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

GEO Supersite Monitors, Models the Sendai Disaster

Pooling the best and most up-to-date images and model results, a new GEO Geohazard Supersite has been established to advance scientific understanding of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and support recovery operations. Meanwhile, theInternational Charter on Space and Major...

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Viet Nam: Infrastructure Draws Private Investment

Efforts to raise more capital from the private sector for infrastructure development projects were on the right track, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. From now to 2020, Viet Nam will need US$160 billion to develop...

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

New Director for Minerals Down Under Flagship

Following an intensive international search and selection process, CSIRO has appointed one of its own, Jonathan Law, as the new Director of the organisation’s Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship.  Mr Law brings with him a strong...

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Japan Quake Caused Unusually Severe Soil Collapse

The scale of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami wasn't the only thing that surprised geologists. The 9.0 earthquake in Japan — the fourth most powerful quake ever recorded — also caused an unusually severe and widespread shift in soil...