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WAM/SWGL – The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has shortlisted 15 space technology startups for its “Innovation Challenge,” as part of its participation in the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition’s (GITEX) Future Stars. One of the largest events for startups and entrepreneurs in the …
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Rocket Lab Selects Wallops Flight Facility for U.S. Launch Site
U.S. orbital launch provider Rocket Lab has confirmed it will build its first U.S. launch pad for th…
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Singapore’s AddValue Partners With Network Innovations For U.S. IFleetOne Push
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UAE’s MBRSC Shortlists 15 Space Startups As Part Of “Innovation Challenge”
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Israel’s Gilat And Brazil’s Hispamar To Launch Satellite Broadband In Brazil
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Israel’s SpaceIL Receives $2 Million From ISA; SpaceX Launch Deferred To January 2019
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UAE’s MBRSC Conducts Pre-Launch Tests On KhalifaSat At Japan’s Tanegashima
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AzerCosmos Courted By Airbus In French Race For Central Asian Satellite Market
Airbus Defence and Space has offered to build capacity in and boost the Azerbaijani space industry, according to Airbus Vice-President for Eurasia Silvere Delaunay. “Airbus has developed important relationships with AzerCosmos. Airbus would like to become part of the Azerbaijan’s space industry as a long …
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Uzbekistan And France Sign Framework Agreement for Space Cooperation
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#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: James Yenbamroong On New Space Investments In The Asia-Pacific
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SES To Broadcast Free-To-Air Satellite TV Channels In Nigeria
Local television broadcast audiences in Nigeria will now have access to 13 new free-to-air (FTA) channels delivered as a multi-channel bouquet branded ‘PREMIUM.FREE’. The bouquet’s launch channels will be supplied by AfricaXP and delivered via SES satellites at 28.2 degrees East, SES has announced. AfricaXP …
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#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: James Yenbamroong On New Space Investments In The Asia-Pacific
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South Korean Military Developing Cyber Rules Of Engagement To Counter Pyongyang Cyber Attacks
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