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...
Updates from Hayabusa2 and its MASCOT lander
Previously we reported on how the asteroid sample-return spacecraft Hayabusa2 was finally within range of its target to get a slightly-less blurred look of the surface features. In this article, we’re going to...
Touchdown for Chang’e 4! The ride to the Moon, and some pictures
China’s Chang’e 4 spacecraft made history when it successfully became the first spacecraft to perform a soft landing on the Moon’s far side on Thursday January 3rd.
As we reported last month,...
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...
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...
Diwata 2 coming alive: How a satellite is deployed, located, and tested
Have you ever wondered how a satellite is tested and brought into an operational state once it has been launched and deployed?
Well, wonder no more because we’ve been along to the...
Dispose or extend? What to do with dead satellites?
China is developing a space-tug which will be used in orbit to assist with the safe disposal of satellites after their fuel has run out, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua.
The...
Key takeaways from SIA’s 2017 State of the Satellite Industry Report
The Satellite Industry Association, a U.S.-based trade association for the satellite industry, has released its 2017 State of the Satellite Industry Report.
Based on studies by consulting firm Bryce Space and Technology,...
Mars simulators in China & around the world
This October, the Chinese Academy of Sciences opened the doors to its very own Mars analogue simulator in the Gobi Desert.
The Chinese Mars environment simulator was announced last month along with...
The hunt for Lunar lava tubes — 1960s to today
Last week, Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) detected what may possibly be an intact 50km lava tube in the Marius Hills region of the Moon. If true, this...