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Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
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US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
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ISRO Puts India’s First Geo Imaging Satellite In Orbit, PM Modi Hails EOS-05 Launch Aboard GSLV-F17
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05,...

December 18th, 2017
China Blocks Foreign Companies from Mapping Its Roads for Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars need high-quality digital maps to function properly. They not only use digital maps to find their general location, but also in some cases to locate landmarks that aid maneuvering in low-viability situations, or when a GPS link isn’t available. Consequently, accruing map data has become a major priority for automakers and tech companies. But the world’s largest new-car market is throwing up a major roadblock to these efforts. Read More at The Drive