Vietnam, Airbus discuss future of VNREDSat program
On March 7, 2018, Phan Ngoc Minh, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, met Guy Limouzin, Vice President, Sales, Earth Observation Space Systems, Airbus Defense and Space....
Australian space agency details to be released on May 8
On 8 May 2018, the Australian government will unveil its Budget 2018-19, which will contain details of its new space agency.
Next week's Budget release will confirm announcements that the space agency...
Zhang Kejian appointed Administrator of China’s space agency
On 24 May 2018, the Chinese government announced the appointment of Zhang Kejian as the new Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the nation’s space agency. Zhang has replaced...
Indonesia reiterates its position on the fair use of geostationary orbits at the UN...
The 60th Session of the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) took place from 7-16 June 2017 in Vienna, Austria. The Republic of Indonesia delegation consisting of...
NASA, New Zealand partner to collect climate data from commercial aircraft using GNSS
NASA is partnering with the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Space Agency, Air New Zealand and the University of Auckland to install next-generation Global...
China’s remote sensing satellites discover 10 Roman ruins in Tunisia
Tunisia’s Ministry of Culture recently unveiled that Chinese scientists have uncovered 10 ancient Roman archaeological remains in Tunisia using China’s remote sensing satellites and related space-based technologies.
These sites, located in Gafsa,...
Indonesian fishing vessels rescued under UK-Indonesia satcomm partnership scheme
A number of Indonesian fishing vessels have been rescued thanks to their participation in a pilot project between the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), the UK Space Agency,...
Inmarsat, Indian govt partner on disaster relief connectivity
Inmarsat is working in conjunction with strategic partner Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the Indian state-owned telecommunications company, to provide vital remote connectivity to support disaster relief, according to an Inmarsat...
India launches GSAT-6A using improved GSLV Mark II
Update, 1 April 2018: ISRO has lost contact with the GSAT-6A, with the following statement being released on the website:
"After the successful long duration firings, when the satellite was on course...
Singapore launch company Equatorial Space Industries wins 2018 MBRSC Innovation Challenge
On October 20, Singapore's Equatorial Space Industries (ESI), a startup developing a nanosatellite launch vehicle, won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)Innovation Challenge at the GITEX Future Stars 2018 event held in...
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