mu Space to partner with SES & Hughes for connectivity in rural Thailand
Thai startup mu Space, which aspires to provide satellite services to rural areas in Thailand, announced it has selected SES Networks as its partner in an agreement which will include the...
India & France’s Joint Vision for Space Cooperation heavy on space exploration
India and France have signed a Joint Vision for Space Cooperation, in which both parties have agreed to cooperate on all areas of space technology.
This latest document, which reaffirms the long-standing...
JAXA & ESA to study feasibility of lunar demonstration mission ‘Heracles’
On 3 March 2018, at the International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF) held in Tokyo, Japan’s space agency JAXA and the European Space Agency (ESA) announced a joint statement which included a...
China to launch BSUSat-1, Belarusian State University’s first satellite
On February 7, China and Belarus signed an agreement for the launch of the Belarusian State University's BSUSat-1. The satellite is scheduled to be launched in October 2018.
The agreement took place...
Japan successfully launches reconnaissance satellite IGS-Optical 6
Today at 13:34 JST (GMT+9), Japan's space agency JAXA successfully launched IGS-Optical 6, a reconnaissance satellite that will add to its Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) series.
The launch took place at Tanegashima...
Japan-based ispace raises additional $1.8m in Series A, totaling $94.5m
ispace, a Japan-based private lunar exploration company, announced earlier this month that it has raised US$1.8 million from Tohoku University Venture Partners Co., Ltd (THVP).
This funding comes in addition to the...
Airbus, Delta, OneWeb, Sprint, Bharti Airtel announce alliance for airline connectivity
Airbus, Delta Air Lines, OneWeb, Sprint, and India-based Bharti Airtel have announced the formation of the Seamless Air Alliance, which will allow member mobile operators to extend their services into airline...
China to introduce new Yuanzheng-1S upper stage for smaller payloads
In its efforts to commercialize its space industry, China will soon introduce a new upper stage, Yuanzheng-1S (YZ-1S), for smaller payloads. The new upper stage will be tested this year, aboard...
Why we shouldn’t send humans to Mars
The question isn't really "Can we technically send Humans to Mars?" because sooner or later we'll be able to — most likely thanks to Elon Musk's hard work.
The real question...
JAXA, Sony to research in-orbit laser communications
JAXA, Sony Computer Science Laboratories (CSL) and Sony Corporation have signed a cooperative research agreement on conducting in-orbit demonstrations of laser communications system, according to its press release.
This research will be...
EARTH OBSERVATION
Earth observation consortium EO-ALERT endorses Addvalue’s IDRS
Addvalue Innovation, a Singapore-listed mobile satellite communication company, received the endorsement of its Inter-satellite Data Relay Service (IDRS) from EO-ALERT, a European Union’s Horizon...
