Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Interview with Keiji Tachikawa - President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). 2011 began for JAXA with the successful launch of KOUNOTORI 2, a cargo transport vehicle that delivered supplies to the International Space Station. In the spring, astronaut...
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Since the 2008 enactment of the basic space law, we have been receiving more support from the government for our efforts to sell space satellites to overseas clients. The world satellite market is dominated by two leading powers--the...
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The Satellite Technology for the Asia-Pacific Region (STAR) program is an international initiative to develop small satellites in collaboration with engineers and researchers from the Asia-Pacific region. STAR Program aims to 1) Provide opportunities to build capacity for Space...
Friday, August 6th, 2010
An international consortium* led by the University of NSW plans to begin designing satellite 3D mapping from space that could help monitor disasters like floods and fires. The 3-year project just...
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
India will have a national tsunami early warning system by September 2007. The country's Science and Technology Minister, Kapil Sibal, made the announcement at a recent press conference. It is two years since the 2005...
