South Australia to establish centre to support & fund space industry
Today, the state of South Australia announced the setting up of the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC), the nation’s first centre dedicated to growing the local space economy.
SASIC will come...
Japanese startup Infostellar closes Series A funding with US$7.3m
Infostellar, a space communications infrastructure startup founded in Tokyo in 2016, has just closed its Series A financing round with US$7.3million, led by Airbus Ventures.
The firm also received funds from...
Google Lunar XPRIZE extends deadline, offers $4.75 million in additional rewards
Google Lunar XPRIZE, in which five international teams are currently competing to land a spacecraft on the moon, has extended its deadline from end-2017 to 31 March 2018.
Also, in addition to...
Four Japanese companies form a joint venture to develop small rockets
Four Japanese companies – IHI Aerospace, Canon Electronics, Shimizu Corporation, and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) – have formed the New Generation Small Rocket Development Planning Co., Ltd.
This joint venture,...
China to tap into NewSpace with Long March 11 rocket
Today, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the Chinese space programme, announced that it will provide commercial launch services using its Long March 11 rocket.
Long...
Electron failed to reach orbit due to ground equipment issue, says Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab, a launch services provider based in New Zealand and the U.S., has just released a statement reporting that the launch of its first rocket, Electron, failed to reach orbit...
Gilmour Space completes first of four tests for world’s first interplanetary CubeSat propulsion system
Gilmour Space Technologies, a new space launch company based in Australia and Singapore, has successfully completed the first of four rocket motor tests for a CubeSat propulsion system that can potentially...
Japanese company Interstellar launches sounding rocket Momo, aborts operation mid-flight
On 30 July 2017, at 16:31 JST (Japan Standard Time), Japan’s first private launch services company Interstellar Technologies attempted to launch its first liquid-fuel sounding rocket, Momo, from its site at...
Where to buy CubeSats online
The growth of NewSpace brings with it many opportunities, especially for enthusiasts who once found space an inaccessible domain. Those of us living in places where the space industry is inaccessible,...
GomSpace, ST Electronics & CAAS sign MoU for first space-based VHF communications in the...
Today, Danish nanosatellite operator GomSpace A/S signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore company ST Electronics and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
The MoU is for the development and...
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