Interview: CEO of SpaceChain on blockchain, shared constellations & crowdfunding for space missions
SpaceChain is a Singapore-headquartered organization developing a community-based space platform combining space and blockchain technologies. The initiative was founded by Jeff Garzik, who was one of the original Bitcoin...
Satellite connectivity a key focus for Indonesia in 2019
On January 4, Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) announced its four key focus areas for the year 2019, with satellite connectivity being one of them.
According to Minister Rudiantara,...
Singapore signs SG$8.4 million contract with McMurdo for Search and Rescue ground system
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a contract worth SG$8.4 million with McMurdo, a subsidiary of Resilient Positioning, Navigation and...
Space saving measures: Addressing the debris problem
Earlier this month, the Space Security Index (SSI) 2017, an international research project headed by Canadian NGO Project Ploughshares, was released.
This is the 14th edition of the annual, covering the period...
Malaysia’s XOX, AdvanceTC, partner for satellite smartphones
Malaysia's XOX Mobile and AdvanceTC have announced an agreement to launch, over the next nine months, a range of 4G and 5G smartphones named XPLORE. This smartphone series will...
India completes Phase 1 of NavIC constellation with IRNSS1I launch
Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched IRNSS-1I into Geosynchronous orbit (GSO) using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C41 on Thursday morning, April 12, 2018 at 0404 (IST) from its Satish Dhawan...
Mitsubishi Electric & 3 European companies establish JV providing GNSS for driverless cars
Yesterday, Japanese company Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has established a joint venture with German companies Bosch and Geo++ and Swiss company u-blox.
The joint venture will see the creation of Sapcorda...
SKY Perfect JSAT Invests in LeoSat for Faster-Than-Fibre Connectivity
Asia’s largest satellite operator, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SJC), has signed an agreement with US-based LeoSat Enterprises to invest in the latter, which seeks to provide the first commercially available, extremely...
Astroscale’s ELSA-d satellite to launch via Glavkosmos in 2020
Astroscale, the space debris removal startup, has contracted with Glavkosmos/GK Launch Services to launch its pioneering ELSA-d (End of Life Services by Astroscale -demonstration) mission on a Soyuz-2 cluster mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome...
Singapore, GomSpace to work on LEO-based VHF comms for aircraft
According to a press release, GomSpace together with The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) signed a research collaboration agreement on the sidelines of...
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Interview: CEO of SpaceChain on blockchain, shared constellations & crowdfunding for...
SpaceChain is a Singapore-headquartered organization developing a community-based space platform combining space and blockchain technologies. The initiative was founded by Jeff Garzik,...
