The Polyot Production Association in the city of Omsk will begin mass production of Angara launch vehicles in 2022-2023
Read More »Sfera Satellite System Gets Green Light
Dmitry Rogozin has announced the deployment of the Sfera (‘Sphere’) satellite system in 2022 using the Angara A5 heavy-lift launch vehicle.
Read More »UAE Space Agency Signs Agreement With NASA For Human Spaceflight Assistance
The UAE Space Agency has signed an agreement with the U.S. space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to cooperate in the peaceful uses of outer space and with the new UAE Astronaut Programme.
Read More »South Korea and France Discuss Space Cooperation, Space Climate Observatory
The French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), and the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), met earlier in July 2018 to discuss working together within the framework of the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) and bilateral space cooperation in space launch and the development of Korean positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellites.
Read More »Thailand’s mu Space Lofts Payload On Blue Origin’s New Shepard Test Launch
Thailand’s mu Space contributed part of the payload lofted by Blue Origin’s New Shepard Reusable Launch Vehicle in a successful test of the launch vehicle last week in the U.S. The six-kilogram payload, sent by mu Space, included experiments and technologies provided by mu Space as well as by Thai universities and space agencies.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Andrea Jaime of Space Generation Advisory Council
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is carrying out critical work in terms of inspiring and guiding young people that wish to forge careers in the space industry. This support is provided by a dedicated team working at SGAC that are constantly focused on the delivery of the organisation’s vision. Torsten Kriening spoke to Andrea Jaime, former Executive Director of SGAC to find out more about its importance to our future space sector and its work.
Read More »Record-Short Trips to ISS: Any Advantages for Russian Space Program?
On July 10, the 2018 Progress MS-09 (Progress 70 or 70P as identified by NASA) resupply vehicle made history by reaching the International Space Station in the record-short time of only 3 hours and 40 minutes (and two orbits) after launch.
Read More »India’s ISRO Opens Up To Private Industry For Substantial Satellite Manufacturing
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed contracts with three Indian companies for the manufacture of up to 27 satellites over the next three years, marking a change of direction for the ISRO in allowing Indian private industry to build space systems, rather than building them in-house.
Read More »Indonesian Bank Turns To Hughes To Power Services Across The Country
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia or Bank BRI, the state-owned and largest bank in Indonesia, has selected Hughes’ JUPITER system to enable connectivity across the Indonesian market.
Read More »Thailand’s mu Space Explores Developing Earth Observation Satellites With Space Systems Loral
Following its request for proposals from satellite manufacturers for the build of a communications satellite, Thailand’s mu Space has announced that it is working with U.S. satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL), a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, to develop concepts for communications and Earth observation satellites.
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