New Zealand invests $3m into space research projects, $26m into MethaneSAT
New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) has set up a Str Catalyst: Strategic Space Fund, which has recently invested NZ$500,000 (approximately US$300,000) into each of six space research...
SKY Perfect JSAT & Challenergy to power ground stations using wind energy
Japan-based satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT (SJC) has teamed up with startup Challenergy to deliver satellite communications to remote and mountainous areas, powered by wind energy.
The formal commercial partnership was established...
ANA Holdings & JAXA partner to create a new space-based avatar industry
ANA Holdings and Japan’s space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have announced the launch of "AVATAR X," a multi-phased program to revolutionize space exploration and development using real-world Avatars. These...
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...
Japan-US FOXSI experiment & Hinode satellite discover solar nanoflares
Japan’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), a research institute under the purview of Japan’s space agency JAXA, has announced that an international research team has discovered hidden solar nanoflares...
Australia’s Parkes telescope helps in search for extraterrestrial life
Breakthrough Listen, a part of Breakthrough Initiatives, has officially commenced a survey of millions of stars located in the plane of the Milky Way, using the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope ("Parkes")...
SpaceChain launches and tests second blockchain nanosatellite
Singapore-based SpaceChain Foundation, a non-profit organization building the world’s first open-source blockchain-based satellite network, has announced the successful launch and good health of its second-generation blockchain node.
The launch took place on...
Filipino startup CirroLytix wins earth observation award for tools such as dengue hotspot prediction
CirroLytix Research Services, a Philippines-based startup that aims to create social impact through big data, has won an award in the 2020 Group on Earth Observations' Sustainable Development Goals (GEO SDG)...
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