A detailed look at Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid exploration mission
The Hayabusa missions, both designed, launched and operated by JAXA, are known as sample-return missions, in which a spacecraft will rendezvous with an astronomical body, then collect samples before returning those...
Interview: Audacy aspires to be the ‘telco’ for spacecraft
Audacy, a space communications service provider, is working towards developing a space-based data relay system using three Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites (scheduled to launch in 2019) and two ground stations....
Interview: Seraphim Capital’s $250m global fund & the NewSpace ecosystem
Seraphim Capital, the world’s first Venture Capital fund focused on space, is about to launch a new US$250 million Global Fund. This will add to the UK-based company’s existing US$90 million...
Interview: Independence-X, Malaysia’s NewSpace pioneer
Independence-X Aerospace is a company of industry professionals and academics based out of Technology Park Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur with the aim of transforming Malaysia into a space hub as well...
Interview: Vivian Quenet, Managing Director APAC, Arianespace
Vivian Quenet was appointed the Managing Director for Arianespace in Singapore just under two months ago. He is in charge of the development and consolidation of Arianespace’s commercial and government relations...
Interview: Orbion Space Technology seeks to revolutionise smallsat propulsion
Like passengers utilizing public transportation, all satellites on a single launch vehicle are not going to the same destination, yet the bus only has one stop.
Once a satellite is placed into...
The 10 space projects that won Japan’s space awards
Just before announcing a few days ago that it has created a US$940 million fund for space startups, the Japanese government held its 3rd Space Development Utilization Grand Prize. The event...
Report: Space Generation [ASEAN] 2018 Proceedings
The inaugural Space Generation , or SG, was a one-day regional workshop for university students and young professionals in the ASEAN region to discuss regional space issues. It was held on...
9 VCs who have invested in Asia-Pacific space startups
Raising capital is often a struggle for NewSpace companies, especially in a region which is relatively unfamiliar with space technology. Often, space companies have to turn to individuals, private angel investors,...
Space Startups and Funding: Tips from Investors
On 8 February 2018, SGInnovate, an agency backed by the Singapore government that nurtures and supports startups, organized a Space Startup Night. The event saw three presentations by NewSpace companies –...
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