April to May 2017 – Important Launches from India and China
Every month’s an exciting month for launches, but April and May 2017 are looking to be particularly action-packed for India and China.
In April, China is slated to launch its...
7 unlikely ISRO spinoff technologies
Like most national space programmes, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed many indigenous technologies that have either been directly transferred to industry, or that have been adapted for non-space...
China’s Tianzhou-1: Its Mission, Experiments and Significance
On 20 April 2017, China’s first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 was launched and made its way to China’s spacelab, Tiangong-2. Two days later, on 22 April, at about 4.00 UTC, Tianzhou-1 docked...
The Australian space industry and why it needs a space agency
Last week, the Australian government issued a statement saying it has set up an Expert Review Group to study how Australia’s space capabilities can help the nation participate in the global...
Launches This Week: Japan, India, Russia, Europe & the USA
The first week of June is an incredibly packed week for launches. If all goes well, we’ll witness the launch of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Michibiki-2 satellite, a SpaceX Dragon...
The life of Qian Xuesen, father of China’s space programme
Undoubtedly the most important figure in China's space programme, Qian Xuesen (also spelt Tsien Hsue-shen) was responsible for directing the development of China's missiles and launch vehicles from 1956 to 1991.
Born...
5 pieces of space junk that landed in Indonesia
The information in this article was originally published at Kumparan, in Bahasa Indonesia.
A fascinating feature article by Indonesian crowdsourced news platform Kumparan was published today, detailing five significant pieces of space...
A close look at JAXA’s Int-Ball zero-gravity drone on the ISS
On 4 June 2017, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) and carried with it the world’s first zero-gravity camera drone that can be controlled from...
ISRO launch vehicle budgets and revenues
Yesterday, during a session of the Lok Sabha (the Indian parliament’s Lower House), several questions were raised about the budget and revenues of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO’s) launch vehicles.
Budget...
Interview: Gilmour Space Technologies
Gilmour Space Technologies is a space startup headquartered in Queensland, Australia, with a subsidiary in Singapore. Founded in 2012, the company aims to provide low-cost access to space by developing a...
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