Audacy receives FCC license for commercial inter-satellite data relay network
Audacy, a space communications service provider with offices in San Francisco and Singapore, announced today that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the company a license to operate the...
China launches 7th & 8th BeiDou-3M satellites
Last night, at 1:56 am Beijing time (UTC +8), China launched a pair of BeiDou-3 satellites that will add to China’s BeiDou-3 navigation constellation. These will be China’s 30th and 31st...
K Sivan appointed new ISRO Chairman
Dr. K Sivan, currently the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), will take over as the new Chairman of India's space agency ISRO and will also be the Secretary of...
Thailand selects Airbus for Theos-2 satellite, total budget $238 million
The Thai government has announced it has selected Airbus to manufacture Theos-2, an earth observation satellite that will replace Theos (also known as Thaichote), the country’s first earth observation satellite launched...
India approves US$1.574 billion funding for ISRO’s 30 PSLV & 10 GSLV flights
India's Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Continuation Programme (Phase 6) and funding of thirty PSLV operational flights under the Programme,...
US denies Chinese delegates visas to attend IAC 2019
Representatives from the Chinese government, and many from China's private sector, were a no-show at the 70th International Astronautical Congress 2019 (IAC 2019), currently being held in Washington DC. The reason...
Indian gvt starts New Space company, confirms Chandrayaan-3
The Indian government has announced the incorporation of a new state-owned company, New Space India Limited (NSIL), to commercially exploit the R&D work of India's space agency ISRO.
The new...
Hungary signs space MoU with Singapore’s SSTA
On 6 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Space & Technology Association (SSTA) to cooperate on space activities.
The...
Roscosmos, C&C Advanced Tech promote Russian tech in Thailand
At the Royal Thai Airforce exhibition held in Bangkok on 22 August, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, through its international commercial arm Glavkosmos, partnered with C&C Advanced Technology (C&C) to further promote...
Making the Case for India’s National Space Policy: A Dialogue
In a recent panel discussion held by the Observer Research Foundation, experts from various sectors got together to discuss India’s need for a national space policy.
With representatives from government, law, academia,...