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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies...
South Korea’s Space Agency Seeks 47% Budget Hike for 2027; Regular Nuri Launches, Lunar Lander Development to Begin
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has proposed a 2027...
Space42 launches Future Spacers Programme to develop UAE space talent
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has launched the...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing...
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,...
China releases first nationwide geometric benchmark imagery, setting a unified ‘spatial scale’ for satellite remote sensing
China's Ministry of Natural Resources has released its first...
India to have its own space station by 2035, says ISRO chairman
Speaking at the 14th convocation ceremony of IIT-BHU, ISRO...
Isro will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector
IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka said Isro is moving launch...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more...
Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
Abu Dhabi-based satellite company Orbitworks has shipped Altair-1, the...

disasters

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Survey Into Impacts From Queensland Disasters

Business operators in areas of Queensland affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasi and the 2011 floods in southeast Queensland will have an opportunity this month to highlight their experiences. Geoscience Australia will circulate a survey to a total of...

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

GALILEO Sat System Crucial Extension of Global Search and Rescue

Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system will soon be adding its unique talents to a global search and rescue service. The international satellite rescue system, Cospas-Sarsat, has been making air and sea travel safeter for 30 years and already...

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

e-GEOS to Provide Satellite Data and Maps for Emergency Management

e-GEOS (80%-owned by Telespazio and 20%-owned by the Italian Space Agency) has won two tenders launched by the European Commission worth a total of EUR 9.6 million, as part of the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and...

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Proposal to Check Landslides in Kundasang

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will soon submit a proposal to the State Government to address the frequent landslide occurrence in Kundasang. Its minister, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, said the proposal would include immediate, medium and long-term...