Moon lander startup ispace raises $28M and launches a new lunar data platform
TOKYO, Aug 21, 2020, TechCrunch. Ispace, one of the startups working on putting a private…
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China’s Gaofen 7 satellite starts operation
BEIJING, Aug 20, 2020, China Daily. China’s best optical Earth-observation satellite for civil use has…
Russia’s new spacecraft can make flights to Moon and Mars: Chief designer
MOSCOW, Aug 4, 2020, TASS. Russia’s Oryol latest spacecraft will be able to fly to…
Russia’s Roscosmos to send a pair of space tourists to International Space station in 2021
MOSCOW, Aug 3, 2020, RT. Roscosmos, Russia’s national space agency, will partner with an American…
Key components of China’s navigation satellite system Beidou 100-percent domestic
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, Xinhua. All key components of the Beidou-3 satellite are 100 percent…
[Analytics] China’s Space Silk Road reaches Mars and beyond
Most geopolitical analysis is pretty down to Earth. But don’t forget to look up: China’s…
Myanmar to soon launch its first-ever satellite
NAY PYI TAW, Jul 24, 2020, WION. Myanmar will soon launch its first-ever satellite, joining…
Russia and China likely to build joint Moon base: Space agency chief
MOSCOW, Jul 24, 2020, TASS. Russia is likely to build a joint research base on…
[Analytics] China’s first mission to Mars
If successful, the Tianwen-1 is expected to explore Mars for over three months. Nine years…
US, China, UAE to send unmanned spacecraft to the red planet
NEW YORK, Jul 13, 2020, AP. Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth…
S. Korea’s first military satellite could be launched next week: Reports
SEOUL, Jul 6, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s first military communications satellite could be launched into…
Russia to build new Glonass navigation station in Brazil by year-end: Space agency
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 30, 2020, TASS. A new ground station of Russia’s Glonass satellite…