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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
The investment is expected to generate approximately €21 million...
India seeks Singapore capital to fuel its ambitious private space sector
India aims to grow its space economy to US$44...
China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight
HELSINKI — China conducted the maiden launch of its...
ISRO to launch first unmanned Gaganyaan mission by year’s end
The Chairman of ISRO, Somnath said that the efforts...
ORF- RSIS Special Report Launch | India and Southeast Asia: Mapping Strategic Convergence in an Era of Great-Power Competition
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s shift...
Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech
Sparked by a message from the frontlines, CET Sandbox...
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup...
Haryana wins Geospatial Excellence Award for agricultural innovation in Netherlands
Haryana has been internationally recognised for its technological innovation...
South Korean, Singaporean Entities Partner To Support Space Startup Expansion
SINGAPORE—BlueTide Capital and Singapore Space and Technology Think Tank...
Japan space startups to train engineers from India, Philippines, Indonesia
JICA program to coach professionals on satellite manufacturing, data...

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Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Marine Ecosystems in the Mertz Glacier Region, Antarctica

In his account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14, Sir Douglas Mawson (1915) described his encounter with large icebergs, resembling ice walls, during the voyage south to Adélie Land in January 1912: 'a south‒south‒east was blowing...

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Satellite Navigation Annual Output to Reach $35b in 2015

The annual output value of China's satellite navigation industry is estimated to reachmore than 225 billion yuan (35.64 billion U.S. dollars) in 2015, according to a latest researchreport on the country's geographic information sector. Compiled by a think-tank under the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, the report predicted the industry would become the country's third new ITeconomic growth point, after mobile communication and Internet. Read More

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Rohde & Schwarz Adds GLONASS and P Code for GPS to the GNSS Simulator

 The options for GLONASS (R&S®SMBV-K94) and GPS P code (R&S®SMBV-K93) have been launched for GNSS chipset and module manufacturers as well as for mobile radio, car radio and automotive and avionics equipment manufacturers. Rohde & Schwarz has launched...

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Russian Space Freighter to be Buried in Pacific

The Progress M-13M cargo spacecraft will be sunk in a remote area in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday after deploying a micro-satellite, a spokesman for the Russian Mission Control said. The space freighter undocked from the Pirs docking...

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

UNOSAT South East Asia Capacity Development Initiative – Vietnam

The first of a number of national capacity development initiatives to be implemented in South East Asia by UNOSAT took place in Vietnam in December 2011. The initiative is part of the regional cooperation arrangements supported by...

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

APRSAF Questionnaire to Close This Week

We would like to express our gratitude to all colleagues who have completed this questionnaire and also would like to request those who have not yet answered to take a few minutes to provide us with your evaluation and...

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

2nd Int’l School On “Least Squares Approach to Modeling the Geoid”

After the successful experiences in the determinations and evaluations of precise local geoid models in different countries as well as the very well met First International Geoid School at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, in September 2010, we...

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Four Surveyors of Caesar: Mapping the World!

The Article of the Month in January 2012 is written by John F. BROCK, Australia: Four Surveyors of Caesar: Mapping the World!. In this article you will hear about the masterpiece of cartography which highlights most of...

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Policy makers, Scientists to Meet in Manila – Coastal Protection

A high-level discussion on the protection of marine environment against land-based activities is slated on January 25-27, 2012 at the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting (IGR3) on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action (GPA) for the...

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

CAS President BAI Chunli Inspects CEODE’s Sanya Ground Station

On 5 January 2012, CAS President BAI Chunli and Vice President YIN Hejun inspected CEODE’s satellite data receiving station in Sanya, Hainan Province. Accompanied by CEODE Director-General GUO Huadong, President BAI Chunli visited the site of the Sanya...