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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...

Satellites

Friday, June 17th, 2016

Isro All Set to Launch 20 Satellites on Board PSLV-C34

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching 20 satellites weighing a total of about 1,288 kg in one go on 22 June, a feat that has been achieved only by Nasa, which had launched 29...

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Musk, Bezos Successes Spur India’s Record Satellite Launch

India’s space agency will launch a record 22 satellites on a single rocket as it tries to ease a global backlog and demonstrate the ability to compete with commercial spaceflight companies run by billionaires Elon Musk and...

Monday, June 6th, 2016

DIWATA-1 Tests Out OK with Initial Telemetered Images from Orbit

MANILA - The Philippines' first microsatellite, DIWATA-1, has successfully captured and sent back test images from orbit during its initial shakeout phase, according to Professor Joel S. Marciano Jr., head of the PHL-MICROSAT Program and Microsatellite Research...

Monday, June 6th, 2016

ISRO, Other World Space Agencies Unite to Monitor Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bengaluru: For the first time, under the impetus of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French space agency, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), space agencies of over 60 countries have agreed to engage their satellites for coordination in...

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

India Seeks to Limit Use of Maps and Satellite Images

Indians are discussing a plan to ban use of maps or satellite images of the country without approval from the government. Read More at Learning English

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

North Korea Registers Satellite with UN

North Korea has official registered its recently launched satellite with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), according to DPRK media and a letter on the UN office’s website. Read More at NK News

Friday, May 27th, 2016

ISRO Planning to Launch Next Reusable Vehicle Test after Studying Flight Data

ISRO: A senior official from the Indian Space Research Organisation said in a statement that India will experiment its succeeding set of space technologies concerning to the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) very soon after analysing the data...

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

ISRO’s RLV Test: It’s all About lowering the Cost of Satellite Launches

Almost everything that ISRO has accomplished in the last few years, has already been done before although by only one or two other countries. Monday’s test of a reusable satellite launch vehicle (RLV) is no different. What...

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

Lapan A3 Satellite to be Launched in June

Bengkulu - The National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) will launch the Lapan A3 Satellite in June 2016 for conducting several earth observation missions. Read More at Antara News

Monday, May 9th, 2016

China’s Earth Observation Satellite Assists Ecuador Quake Relief

China has offered a set of hi-resolution imageries of the Ecuador quake zone, captured by satellite Gaofen-2 to aid relief work, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday. Read More at China.org.cn

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