Japan looks to space industry to stimulate stagnant economy
In 2017, the Japanese government published its Space Industry Vision 2030, which stated that Japan will work towards doubling the market size of its space industry to 2.4 trillion Japanese Yen...
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,...
Chinese government launch site conducts first 2 commercial launches
This week, two Chinese NewSpace startups conducted suborbital launches at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, one of the launch sites owned by China’s space agency, the China National Space Administration (CNSA). These...
Two Chinese launches in 3 days
Earlier today, at 1.43 am Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched a BeiDou-3 navigation satellite from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, the third satellite in the BeiDou-3 IGSO (Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit) series, via...
South Korea to complete rocket engine tests for KSLV-II
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which is South Korea’s space agency, has announced that it is currently conducting final engine tests for its upcoming launch vehicle, the Korea Space Launch...
Malaysian govt & defense agencies to use Hughes JUPITER system
Hughes Network Systems today announced that it has been selected by Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd to deploy the JUPITER System and bring enterprise-grade, managed network services to Malaysian government and defense...
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...
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...
ISRO seeks private sector participation for cryogenic engines
In two recently-released tenders, the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), which is responsible for India's cryogenic and semi-cryogenic engines, has solicited private sector participation to propel...
CNES & Kari hold 2nd France-Korea Space Forum
On 3 April 2018, the second France-Korea Space Forum was held in Paris, jointly organized by France’s space agency CNES and South Korea’s space agency the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)....