The Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC) kicked off with over 800 thought leaders, industry insiders and investors across some 40 countries and regions – marking one of the largest industry events this year. Held annually since 2008 by Singapore Space and Technology Limited (SSTL), GSTC is into its 15th edition, bringing together an ecosystem…
Lynette Tan makes a face and shakes her head when her companion suggests walking up a slope to get back to her office after coffee at Spruce cafe in Phoenix Park. Navigating gradients in high heels, she says with a giggle, is “no joke leh”. She is, however, more than adroit and willing to tackle…
Space is hot property right now, despite temperatures hovering around -270 deg C. From the Mars landings to the launch of the James Webb Telescope, it has made plenty of headlines, but not always for the right reasons. Attempts by billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to venture into planetary orbit have come under…
Channel News Asia, 28 Mar, 2022 Singapore has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 18th nation and first Southeast Asian country to join the United States-led pact on space exploration. Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong signed the accord on Monday (Mar 28) in Washington DC on the sidelines of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s…
StartUs Insights, 2022 Thousands of new startups are founded every year – emerging companies with the potential to disrupt the SpaceTech industry. To give you a head-start on emerging technologies and startups that will impact the SpaceTech sector in 2022, we analyzed a total of 830 global SpaceTech startups & scaleups. Meet 5 of the most promising…
Via Esa – Feb 16, 2022 Together with Project Cyclotron, a joint venture between Cap Vista Ltd and Singapore Space & Technology Ltd. (SSTL), ESA Space Solutions organised a special Investor Forum. 13 innovators presented their ventures to a group of 30 European and Asian Investors. This collaboration is a first step towards facilitating access…
CNN Business, 15 Feb, 2022 New York (CNN Business) Jared Isaacman — the billionaire CEO of payments processing company Shift 4 — is buying three more flights with SpaceX, the first of which is scheduled for this year and could put Isaacman and SpaceX on track to travel deeper into space than any human has traveled…
Via Spacewatch, 21 Feb, 2022 Edinburgh – The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the University of Auckland joined up to conduct research on carbon fibre technology to be used for spacecraft as well as laser light data transmission, the University said. The projects are two of eight awarded a share of NZ $8 million by…
Via Sci Tech Daily, 18 Feb, 2022 Companies with technologies that may advance exploration but need a little extra push to finalize development have two new opportunities to partner with NASA to make it over the finish line. Through Tipping Point, NASA seeks to support space technologies that can foster the growth of commercial space capabilities and…
Channel News Asia, 9 Feb, 2022 SINGAPORE: Singapore is set to explore new frontiers in space by launching a microsatellite the size of a mini fridge. Led by the Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Satellite Research Centre, the “pioneering project” will see a 100kg remote sensing microsatellite launched into space. The project is a research collaboration…