Australia’s new Space Industry Roadmap reveals space exploration plans
On 24 September, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO published its latest space industry roadmap, which aims to grow the nation’s domestic space industry to AU$12 billion (US$8.7 billion) by 2030. The...
Thailand’s mu Space unveils Iron Man spacesuit design, to develop terrestrial IoT apparel
mu Space, a Thai NewSpace company with plans to provide both satellite communications and space tourism, has just announced two new developments: a spacesuit design for space tourists, as well as...
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...
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...
The Sungazers: Asian solar missions
On August 12th, NASA launched their Parker Solar Probe on a Delta V from Cape Canaveral. The 1.5 billion USD probe, which is designed to examine the outer corona of our...
Why Titan is the best place for Humans in the Solar System beyond Earth
While almost everyone has their eyes set on Mars as the next destination for Humans in space, the truth is that we should probably not send people there (read why here)....
India’s second tryst with our Moon: Chandrayaan-2
An Indian spacecraft’s second tryst with earth’s only natural satellite in the form of the Chandrayaan-2 mission has been ongoing for some time now. What started as a joint mission with...
China completes first tests of space station’s propulsion system
On 14 August, China’s space agency, the China National Space Administration (CNSA), announced it has completed the first round of tests for the propulsion system of its space station, expected to...
Chang’e-4 relay satellite operating smoothly, lunar rover to launch in December
Based on the operational success of its relay satellite launched on May 21 this year, China has confirmed that the Chang’e-4 lunar rover will be launch in December as scheduled.
The announcement...
India’s Prime Minister announces manned space mission by 2022
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Independence Day speech today, announced that the country is set on flying its first manned space mission by 2022.
This comes in light of recent...