Nanoracks & Japan’s GITAI to perform technical demonstration of a robot in ISS airlock
In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in collaboration with Nanoracks, will conduct a technical demonstration of a GITAI robot executing versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks’ Bishop Airlock Module installed on Node...
Dispose or extend? What to do with dead satellites?
China is developing a space-tug which will be used in orbit to assist with the safe disposal of satellites after their fuel has run out, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua.
The...
Space blockchain platform SpaceChain awarded funding by ESA
Last month, Singapore-headquartered space blockchain platform SpaceChain, which has a UK office, was awarded funding by ESA Business Applications and Space Solutions under the Kick-start Activity program.
SA’s Kick-start Activity Program is...
Singapore-based space debris removal company Astroscale secures US$50m in Series D round
Astroscale, a Singapore-headquartered space debris removal startup with offices in Japan and the UK, has just received US$50 million in its Series D round of funding.
The round was led by Japan’s...
Diwata 2 coming alive: How a satellite is deployed, located, and tested
Have you ever wondered how a satellite is tested and brought into an operational state once it has been launched and deployed?
Well, wonder no more because we’ve been along to the...
Gilmour Space secures US$13.7 million in Series B funding
Gilmour Space Technologies, Singapore- and Australia-based newspace company, has raised AU$19 million (US$13.7 million) to scale-up and launch its first commercial hybrid rocket to space in 2020, according to the company's press...
Asia-Pacific satellites on SpaceX’s SSO-A mission
On Monday, December 3rd at 10:34 a.m. PST, SpaceX successfully launched Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express. This was the first time SpaceX launched the same booster for a third time, and was...
Australian startup Inovor Technologies wins US$1.7m defence contract
Australian Newspace startup Inovor Technologies, which provides a host of nanosatellite solutions, has won a defence contract worth AU$2.5m (US$1.7m).
Under the contract, Inovor will deliver a satellite bus from its existing...
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...
Kymeta and Sky Perfect JSAT Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
Sky Perfect JSAT, Asia’s largest satellite operator, has signed a strategic partnership with Kymeta, a company which develops satellite antenna technology, to provide new satellite communications technology to the Japanese market.
The...
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