Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: When we talk about space, the question inevitably pops up: “So when are we sending a Singaporean to space?” Space travel, the sexy part of the space business, also gets an unfair share of media attention. However, much of the space industry is focused on commercial activities that are already integrated into…
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Asian Try Zero-G 2018 Experiment Ideas SelectedLast Updated: September 7, 2017 Kibo-ABC called for the proposal of a simple space experiment (for “Asian Try Zero-G 2018”) to be conducted by JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai onboard the International Space Station (ISS)/Kibo. As a result, 169 experiment proposals were submitted from 361 students…
GovTech Singapore SSTA’s website “space.org.sg” was recommended by GovTech Singapore as a launchpad to find out more about Singapore’s space-related developments. Link to article
Airbus Singapore, 28 August 2017 – The Airbus Foundation, together with its partners The Little Engineer, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Space and Technology Association, conducted two workshops of the Airbus Little Engineer programme in Singapore last week. This marks the second round of the programme in Singapore since August 2015.…
Airbus Airbus’ first start-up event held over the weekend of 2-4 June in Singapore, attracted around 80 participants from the region, competing on aerospace concepts that could lead to greater innovation in the industry. Held in partnership with SGInnovate, a Singapore government agency supporting entrepreneurial start-ups, the participants worked day and night to fine-tune their…
HRM Asia “It would be unrealistic to expect all facets of STEM to be encompassed in a single talent. A mathematician may not make a good engineer; an engineer may not make a good scientist” – Lynette Tan, Director, Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) Link to article
The Straits Times Country has conquered frontiers in space technologies like satellite communications in last 10 yearsAudrey Tan It is not just Buzz Lightyear who wants to go to infinity and beyond. Like the Toy Story star, Singapore too has space ambitions. Even though commercial travel through space may still be some light years away,…
HRM Asia SSTA aims to instill a “deep STEM” culture even outside of its own industry. This comes in the form of several public initiatives targeted at introducing and developing STEM topics and concepts to children, adults, and professionals of all ages. Link to article
The Straits Times Hillgrove Secondary student Wang Hao Ming, 17, is fascinated with space and, two years ago, he forked out $800 for a telescope. His schoolmate, Justin Chua, 14, meanwhile, is passionate about aviation – in primary school, he had collected styrofoam model planes. They came close to living out their dreams last week…
The Straits Times ST Electronics staff getting info on what potential clients want before starting designJermyn Chow After launching its first commercial earth observation satellite two months ago, home-grown defence manufacturer Singapore Technologies (ST) Electronics has set its sights on the next one. Its engineers and planners are now getting information from potential customers on…