China Publishes Research Paper Containing Details of Mars Exploration Mission
SciEngine, a platform which publishes Chinese scientific journals, has made public a paper outlining China’s Mars mission.
Written by researchers from the China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, and the Institute of...
Space tech a key focus for South Korea in 2020
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has released its official proposal for the year 2020, subject to Presidential approval. In it, space technology is listed as one of the Ministry's...
Filipino startup CirroLytix wins earth observation award for tools such as dengue hotspot prediction
CirroLytix Research Services, a Philippines-based startup that aims to create social impact through big data, has won an award in the 2020 Group on Earth Observations' Sustainable Development Goals (GEO SDG)...
Trapped Thai boys rescued; tech companies aid in efforts
“Wild Boars is finally going home!”
That was mu Space Corp CEO and founder James Yenbamroong’s reaction as he witnessed the final mission to rescue the remaining four teenage players of the...
Orbital Assembly to build Voyager Station, a space habitat, by 2030
Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), which earlier proposed the Von Braun Station, is planning to build an in-space structure known as the Voyager Station, with an aim to complete it before 2030....
Singapore’s Infinite Orbits wins NewSpace Pitch at APSCC2019
Last week, during the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC)'s annual Satellite Conference and Exhibition (APSCC2019), Singapore/UK startup Infinite Orbits clinched the top prize at the event's first ever NewSpace Pitch Competition....
Mitsubishi Awarded Contract for Engineering Test Satellite 9 (ETS-9) Scheduled to Launch in 2021
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has appointed Mitsubishi Electric Corporation the prime contractor or the Engineering Test Satellite 9 (ETS-9) scheduled to launch in 2021.
The ETS-9 will be the centerpiece of...
Thailand’s mu Space Corp to raise US$9.2m in funding
mu Space Corp, a new space startup based in Thailand seeking to provide satellite services, has just announced it is targeting to raise at least 300 million THB (US$9.2 million) in...
Myanmar’s only international telecoms summit will be held on 19-20 September 2017
Myanmar Connect 2017, which dubs itself “the only executive summit to unite Myanmar with the international telecoms market”, will be held from 19-20 September this year at the country’s capital city...
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Electron, Making New Zealand a Spacefaring Nation
Space startup Rocket Lab has successfully launched its Electron rocket from the Mahai Peninsula, propelling New Zealand into the list of spacefaring nations.
After 3 days of delays due to bad weather,...