India’s Lost Lunar Probe, Chandrayaan-1, Found After 7 Years by NASA Radar
Chandrayaan-1, the first lunar probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2008, has been found after having lost contact with Earth on 29 August 2009.
Yesterday, NASA announced that...
China conducts first successful trial of Pump Pendulum propulsion engine
China’s first pump pendulum propulsion engine developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) was successfully tested during an initial trial at Xi’an, which made China the second country capable...
Japanese space firms Axelspace and Weathernews will launch WNISAT-1R aboard Soyuz on 14 July...
WNISAT 1R (Weather News Inc. Satellite 1R), a microsatellite built by Axelspace and operated by Weathernews, will be launched on a Soyuz 2.1A on 14 July, and has already reached the...
New ISRO App Calculates Solar Energy Potential Using Satellite Data
Solar energy industry professionals can now use the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) new Android app, Solar Calculator, to help with decision-making in numerous applications.
The new app enables users to calculate...
TeamIndus Selects Lab2Moon Challenge Winners to Develop Payloads for its Rover
TeamIndus, India’s entry for the Google Lunar XPrize, has selected two youth teams to develop payloads for its lunar rover currently being developed.
The youth teams chosen are the winning entry Team...
Inmarsat Awards $130 million Contract for Additional Comms Satellite to Thales Alenia Space
Inmarsat, provider of global mobile satellite communications, today announced that it has awarded the contract for the construction of an additional Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) broadband network communications satellite to Thales...
JAXA Launches Mitsubishi’s H-2A Carrying Japanese Military Satellite
At approximately 9.20 a.m. today, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its Mitsubishi H-2A rocket from the Tanegashima launchpad, carrying a Japanese military satellite, IGS Radar-5 into orbit.
The launch, which...
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...
Indonesia’s Space Agency LAPAN to Cooperate with Jakarta’s Local Government on Development
LAPAN will cooperate with the Provincial Government of Jakarta City on aeronautics and science and technology to support development projects.
The draft of agreement with both parties was signed by the Head of LAPAN,...
Japan Unveils Second Michibiki Satellite to be Launched Late 2017
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has unveiled its second Michibiki satellite, which will be launched along with two other satellites from the Michibiki family later this year.
The Michibiki satellites, also known...
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