ISRO’s 2019-20 budget increases by 15.6% to US$1.88b

The Indian government has publicly released the budget for ISRO, the nation's space agency, for the year 2019-2020. For the coming year, ISRO's budget will increase by 15.6% to ₹12,473 crore...

ISRO 2020: What to look out for in India’s space programme

On New Year’s Day, the Chairman of India’s space agency ISRO, K. Sivan, held a press conference to make public the agency’s accomplishments of 2019 and share its plans for 2020. Here are...

China’s space station to be operational by 2022

China plans to make its manned space station fully operational by 2022, constructing it via on-orbit assembly in three or four batches. Said Deputy Director of China’s Manned Space Agency Yang Liwei,...

CASC & Dassault sign strategic cooperation agreement

On January 9, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and Dassault Systèmes signed a strategic cooperation agreement, coinciding with the first state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China....

China to launch at least 6 scientific spacecraft by 2021

China has just announced that it will launch a slew of space science missions, targeting the years 2020/21. The announcement was made yesterday at the first China Aerospace Conference, which was held...

Dubai Future Foundation to offer US$540,000 worth of international research grants

Following on SpaceTech Asia’s latest feature article, Space Startups and Funding, we’re happy to share that the Dubai Future Foundation has just launched the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Space Challenge, which...

ISRO to build green Visitors’ Complex at Sriharikota launch site

India’s space agency ISRO is planning to build a Visitors’ Complex at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, where all the orbital launches for India are conducted. The agency is...

Gilat to provide disaster management platform to Japan

Japan’s Local Authorities Satellite Communications Organization (LASCOM), which manages the nation’s satellite communications during disasters, has selected Gilat to provide a disaster response platform for the whole of Japan. Gilat’s role in...

Australia’s budget commits US$30.5 million over 4 years to space

Australia has confirmed the establishment of a national space agency that will "support Australian researchers and industries to collaborate as well as gain access to international projects and research infrastructure," according...

Space BD selected as sole service provider for nanosat deployment on Japan’s first HTV-X...

Space BD, a Japanese space startup that provides access to space, has been selected by Japan's space agency JAXA as an exclusive service provider for nanosatellite deployment from the first HTV-X,...
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