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South Korea Tests First Indigenous Hypersonic Missile
South Korea conducted its first test-firing of an indigenously...
UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
Findings also recorded an increase in employment across the...
Japan targets 30 rocket launches a year by 2030s
TOKYO -- Japan's economy ministry plans to add new...
China’s LandSpace Launches 10 Satellites to Advance Orbital Computing and Communications
China has launched eight computing satellites developed by ADA...
South Korea launches Nuri rocket carrying 15 satellites, its 1st liftoff of 2026
The milestone came on Tuesday night (Oct. 6), when...
Iran expands GPS network using Khayyam satellite data
Iran’s National Cartographic Center (NCC) is strengthening its cooperation...
India-Japan looking to deepen economic engagement, eye greater cooperation in chips, space: Suzuki
New Delhi, Oct 4: India and Japan are looking...
Genesys International bags ₹283 crore World Bank-funded contract for Ahmedabad digital twin
The project will map 625 sq km, survey 25...
China launches new remote sensing satellite group
TAIYUAN, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- China launched a new...
Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi to lead UAE delegation at IAC 2026
UAE delegation will bring together government entities, research institutions...

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Thursday, August 11th, 2011

China to Launch Satellite for Pakistan

China announced on Wednesday it will launch a communications satellite for Pakistan at an "appropriate time" in the coming days. It will be carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. Both the satellite and rocket are currently...

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Naro Rocket Program ― Major Headache

Nearly a year has passed since Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) exploded moments after take-off and the country’s attempts to join the space-launch industry continues to spin further out of orbit. Korean officials and their Russian technology providers...

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...

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Rocket failure: Russian, Indian Scientists Differ On Cause

The mystery over the mid-air crashing of an Indian rocket in December continues with officials of the Indian space agency and experts from Russia, which supplied the cryogenic engine, differing on the possible cause of the rocket's...

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Surplus Fuel Caused Russia’s Glonass Satellite Loss: Commission

The main cause of the loss of Russia's three Glonass-M satellites was due to human error from fueling the booster rocket with an excess of 1.5-2 tons of fuel, the head of the Russian state commission probing...

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Indonesian Payload Rocket Competition 2010

The Indonesian Payload Rocket Competition 2010 (KORINDO 2010) will be held from 26 to 28 June 2010 at Pandansimo Beach, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This competition is organized by the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), General...