Chinese startup Guoyao Tech working on electromagnetic propulsion for rockets
On September 20, Guangzhou-based company Guoyao Tech announced plans for a new launch system based on electromagnetic propulsion, with the aim of eventually replacing chemical rockets. The company's first step would...
Singapore’s NUS and national defense research agency launch satellite centre
The Faculty of Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the DSO National Laboratories (DSO) jointly launched the Satellite Technology and Research Centre (STAR) to develop cutting-edge capabilities in...
KT SAT conducts world’s 1st satellite 5G connection
South Korean geostationary satellite operator KT SAT, a subsidiary of the KT Group, has successfully conducted the world's first 5G data transmission with a satellite connection.
The test was carried...
5 Australian space startups to watch
With a lively Newspace industry and numerous space startups, it is no wonder that Australians are currently lobbying for their government to set up its own space agency. This year, the...
Singapore’s Aliena & NuSpace to launch demonstration mission for constellation management system
Two Singapore NewSpace startups, Aliena and NuSpace, are planning to build and demonstrate an integrated avionic suite to be used for a constellation management system targeting the nanosatellite market.
The demonstration mission...
JAXA’s clear-air turbulence detection system to be tested in Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 2018
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s onboard clear-air turbulence detection system will be tested for commercial use under Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program in 2018.
Developed in 2012 through JAXA’s SafeAvio project, the system uses...
Gilmour Space, NASA sign Space Act Agreement
Australia and Singapore-based rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has entered into a Space Act Agreement with the US National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) to collaborate on various research, technology development...
Indonesia opens its largest anechoic chamber for satellite testing
Last Friday, Indonesia's space agency LAPAN officially opened its largest anechoic chamber, measuring 20 x 11 x 9.9 metres, in order to improve the country's satellite development capabilities. The chamber is...
China’s seeds have sprouted on the Moon!
For the first time in the history of the known universe, life has intentionally taken hold on another world.
And in another first for mankind…new life has also died on a new...
China successfully launches Huiyan Hard X-Ray Modulation Telescope
China had successfully launched its Hard X-Ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) “Huiyan” (“Insight”) with the Long March 4-B Carrier Rocket at 1500 on June 15 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The...