News China starts second phase of asteroid defence radar Construction has begun on the second phase of China’s “compound eye”, a radar system that scans space in search of asteroids on a collision course with the Earth. It is…
News South Korea to work on building Thailand’s first spaceport The Republic of Korea and Thailand have agreed to work together on a Thai spaceport. The Yonhap news agency reports that Korea’s Ministry of Science has signed a deal with…
News Hong Kong space firm aims to build $1bn spaceport in Djibouti Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG) has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a $1bn spaceport in Djibouti. The signatories were HKATG, the Djibouti government, and Belgian software developer…
News China mulls putting a reactor on the Moon China’s Moon base, to be built at the satellite’s south pole by 2028, could be powered by nuclear energy, reports South China Morning Post. The project was revealed by Wu…
Innovation European Space Agency to probe solar power from space It’s a small step, but it could start an incredible journey. Today, the ministerial council of the European Space Agency (ESA) said it would proceed with a feasibility study into…
