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Tag: satellites

Posted inWorld

Bus-sized asteroid to pass close to the earth: NASA

by Dave Makichuk September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

As interstellar traffic goes, this is a close one. According to a report in The Independent, an asteroid the size of a mini-bus is set to fly past Earth in the coming hours. The object, known as 2020 SW, will fly just 13,000 miles above the Earth’s surface on 24 September, NASA has said. That is closer than the artificial objects […]

Posted inFrance

France’s air force is shooting for the stars

by Dave Makichuk September 17, 2020September 20, 2020
Posted inAT Financial

India’s Bharti Airtel and UK buy satellite firm

by KS Kumar July 4, 2020July 4, 2020
Posted inChina

China’s bold space program flourishing

by Dave Makichuk November 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Smallsats tackle a hurricane-sized job

by DM Chan October 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Virgin Orbit to launch in Guam by year end: Branson

by DM Chan September 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Satellite disaster averted after SpaceX refuses to move

by DM Chan September 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Virgin Orbit offers efficient ‘smallsat’ solution

by DM Chan August 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Japan’s Synspective reaches US$100 mn in funding

by DM Chan July 28, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inUnited States, World

US needs Space Force to counter China

by Kent Wang April 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Defense priorities boost Gulf states’ space programs

by Hasan Alhasan April 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

China to fly French payload to the moon

by Asia Times staff April 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Taiwan

Taiwan to launch satellites, land one on the moon

by Asia Times staff February 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAustralia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

Australia shoots for space market stars

by Alan Boyd May 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, Taiwan, World

US tailors forces to deter growing Chinese nuclear threat

by Bill Gertz March 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inRussia, World

Russia has anti-satellite laser weapon: Source

by Asia Times staff February 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Chinese manufacturing expansion continues apace: satellites

by Asia Times staff January 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, World

Is China edging ahead in the race to rule space?

by Peter J. Brown December 4, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, World

China’s precision navigation system to use 30 satellites

by Jeff Pao October 23, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

China to launch two more satellite groups to cover Belt and Road countries

by Asia Unhedged September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

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