As the Asian Century takes on an interstellar dimension, who will write the rules of the road? Rajeswari Rajagopalan writes that space will likely be no exception to Asia’s great power rivalries.
Read More »Nestlé Partners With Airbus And The Forest Trust To Monitor Palm Oil Supply Chain
Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company, is partnering with Airbus Defence and Space and The Forest Trust (FTF) to use its Starling Earth observation platform to monitor the entirety of its global supply chains for palm oil as part of the Swiss company's commitment to reduce its global impact on deforestation.
Read More »Russia Formally Offers India Vyomanaut Selection And Training Assistance
Russia's national space agency, Roscosmos, has formally offered its assistance to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the selection and training of Vyomanauts as part of the Indian government's human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan.
Read More »China’s Hainan Earth Observation Constellation For South China Sea Monitoring To Launch Next Year
China's Hainan Earth observation satellite constellation that is designed to "reinforce national sovereignty" over the South China Sea and other disputed territories is set to start launching its first satellites in 2019, according to Chinese state media reports.
Read More »Malaysia’s MEASAT Set To Join Asia-Pacific HTS Club In 2021
MEASAT is planning to add a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) to its fleet in 2021, which will see the Malaysian satellite operator adding to existing and scheduled HTS capacity slated for the region.
Read More »Maya-1 Cubesat for the Philippines Begins Space Odyssey
On Friday, 29 June 2018, Filipino Cubesat, Maya-1, started its journey to orbit when it was carried to the International Space Station (ISS) on the SpaceX Falcon-9 CRS 15 rocket. The cubesat will be deployed into orbit from the ISS in early August 2018.
Read More »Thailand’s Mu Space Secures Orbital Slot For Satellite Coverage Of Southeast Asia
Thailand’s mu Space has announced that it has secured an orbital slot and spectrum for its proposed communications satellite, planned for launch in 2020 by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The mu Space satellite is expected to provide satellite broadband throughout Southeast Asia.
Read More »India Calls for Rules-Based Order in Space in Indo-Pacific Region, Bolsters Space Cooperation In SE Asia
India has solidified its space cooperation relationships in Southeast Asia, and called for rules-based order throughout the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) – to include space – during visits to Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this past week.
Read More »Malaysia Seeking Satellites From Japan, According to Japanese Diplomat
In another sign of growing Japanese strategic influence in Southeast Asia, a senior Japanese official has revealed that Malaysia is seeking satellite and other strategic technologies from the Japanese government and industry.
Read More »Vietnam Joins Japan-Led Asian Microsatellite Consortium
Vietnam has formally joined the Japanese-led Asian Microsatellite Consortium (AMC) with the completion of its MicroDragon microsatellite, a move that will help the Southeast Asian country develop the necessary technologies and human capacities to design and produce further microsatellites, the Vietnam Space Center (VNSC) announced on 9 April 2018.
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