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Launch of Australia’s 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space’s Eris-1, delayed again
Update for 6:15 p.m. ET on July 1: Gilmour Space...
SAASST, UAE Space Agency strengthen scientific partnership
SHARJAH- Prof. Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, Director of the...
Shubhanshu Shukla to speak to students and ISRO scientists this Friday
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will interact with school students...
ISRO hands over 10 advanced technologies to Indian firms in major push for space commercialisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has transferred ten...
DIGIPIN Launched: India Embraces Geospatial Precision in Digital Addressing
IIT Hyderabad (IITH), in partnership with the Department of...
HAL to build, market Isro’s SSLV in landmark deal
New Delhi, Jun 20: In a historic move for...
Taiwan developing space capabilities for all-weather imaging
TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan is advancing its space...
Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it looks to get into the space business
Tokyo — Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested...
China’s space program provides larger platform for broader international cooperation
BEIJING -- Experts from China's manned space program said...
India To Launch $1.5 Billion Joint Earth Mission With NASA In July
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian...

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Monday, December 6th, 2010

70,000 Slums to be Left Out of Mapping

At least 70,000 slums in the city will get a breather from the new capital value-based property tax system the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had planned to introduce in March 2011. The BMC has no records of...

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Shell Malaysia Increases Grants To Boost Sustainable Development

Shell Malaysia has reinforced its commitment to sustainable development by increasing its annual grants from RM300,000 to RM500,000. Its chairman, Anuar Taib, said the grants, currently in the third year, would be used to fund 13 projects...

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

ISRO Renews EADS Deal on Commercial Satellites

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on the sidelines of the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, announced the renewal of a five-year contract with European space firm EADS Astrium to build commercial satellites to be launched...

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Land Disputes Hit Indian Infrastructure Schemes

Years of wrangling over land, compensation and environmental impact have become a regular feature of many projects aimed at developing modern India. High-profile disputes include plans for a second airport on protected wetlands to service India's financial...

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Russian GLONASS Satellite Launch Fails

Russia's space agency is investigating the failed launch of three navigational satellites, the agency reported Sunday. The satellites were meant to complete the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system. But they went into a "non-targeted orbit" following their...

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

New u-blox Subsidiary in Asia Pacific

u-blox is strengthening its presence in the Asia Pacific market. This manufacturer of miniature electronic GPS position sensing systems has now founded its new subsidiary in the Asia Pacific, offering better support to its customers in the...

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Call to Extend Study on Buffer Zones

“We have come up with a better guideline on buffer zone based on soil and vegetation of the area. We are making use of other parameters to come up with a new formula to set aside buffer...

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Azerbaijan Land & Cartography Committee Complete Work On Arax River

The State Committee for Land & and Cartography of Azerbaijan has conducted work on the opening of a new riverbed of the Arax River. Committee’s head Garib Mammadov says that in this connection it was carried out...

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Sarkozy to Address ISRO Scientists

India and France are jointly developing two satellites that are expected to be launched sometime next year. One of them is Megha Tropiques Mission to study the water cycle in the tropical atmosphere and the other is...

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Beijing Invests 15 Billion Yuan in Geographical Infrastructure Project

China has invested 15 billion yuan ($2.25 billion) to build the first national-level Geographic Information Industrial Park, which covers a total area of about 66.7 hectares. The venture will further develop the geographic information industry in the...