RBC Signals signs agreement with Taiwan-based ODYSSEUS Space
RBC Signals, a 'Global Ground Station Network' that aggregates the unused capacity of existing satellite ground stations around the world, and ODYSSEUS Space today announced a collaboration to enhance RBC Signals’ global ground...
JAXA enters international launch rideshare market
Japan's space agency JAXA will enter the international launch rideshare market by providing small satellite launch opportunities aboard the Mitsubishi H-IIA launch vehicle, as well the upcoming H3 rocket. For this,...
Japanese space robot startup GITAI selected for 1st Google Demo Day Asia
GITAI, a Japan-based startup developing a humanoid robot for use in space, has been selected as one of the 10 finalists qualified to pitch at Google Demo Day Asia.
An initiative allowing...
CSST, Planet partner to spur economic growth in New Zealand
Today, New Zealand’s Centre for Space Science Technology (CSST) and Earth imaging company Planet Labs announced a partnership to help drive regional economic growth by distributing Planet’s daily, global Earth observation...
Interview: Space BD’s CEO on ISS nanosatellite launches, changes in JAXA, and Japan’s space...
Space BD is a Japanese space startup focusing on
facilitating nanosatellite launch services. Currently, they provide launch
opportunities from Japan’s module in the International Space Station (ISS), and
have started offering rideshare opportunities on...
Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries first payload from Asia with Mission 9
Blue Origin today successfully launched the New Shepard space vehicle's Mission 9, carrying payloads from private companies, universities and space agencies.
A statement by the company indicated that the mission was a success for...
Interview: Microspace, Singapore’s 1st Newspace company
Microspace, which builds and operates its own nanosatellites, is Singapore's first Newspace company, having set up here in 2007. The company launched its first satellite POPSAT in 2014, making history for...
Microsat developer Axelspace moves into components business
Japanese space startup Axelspace, which has developed 5 microsatellites to date, has announced it will be developing critical components to prepare for the mass production of next-generation microsatellites. This initiative aims...
Australia’s Moonshot to launch 2021 accelerator program, invest up to AU$40k per startup
Moonshot, an Australian incubator that itself began as a startup, is offering a 3-month accelerator program which includes an investment of up to AU$40k per startup for 4% equity.
This is the...
New Zealand’s Dawn Aerospace licensed to fly spaceplane from NZ airports
Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand company developing suborbital spaceplanes, has been granted an Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate to fly a suborbital spaceplane from a conventional airport in New Zealand. The certificate...