China to strengthen space governance over next five years - white paper China said it will strengthen its governance in space over the next five years to better protect its assets and interests, including the study of plans to build a near-earth object defence system and cooperation with other nations. Science and Tech 28 Jan, 2022
NASA sets out to buy moon resources mined by private companies WASHINGTON: NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy from them rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the US space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted off-world... Mobile & Apps 11 Sep, 2020
Trump administration drafting 'Artemis Accords' pact for moon mining WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new US-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, people familiar with the proposed pact told Reuters. The agreement would be the... Mobile & Apps 06 May, 2020
Stakeholders stress need for space law Kathmandu, August 31 Lack of space policy has forced the ground station of the country’s first satellite, NepaliSat-1, to be registered and licensed under The Radio Communication (License) Regulation, 1992, which provides licences to radio... Horoscopes 01 Sep, 2019
Space jam? Companies risk clutter, conflict in race for the skies LONDON: Half a century after astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon, a new space race is underway to exploit the skies for commercial profit. Tech giants and startups pursuing bold plans such as selling space tourism, mining... Mobile & Apps 25 Jul, 2019
Fly me to the moon: Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market BERLIN: Facing tough competition from China, the United States and even tiny Luxembourg, Germany is racing to draft new laws and attract private investment to secure a slice of an emerging space market that could be worth $1 trillion a year by the... Mobile & Apps 29 Apr, 2019
New Zealand space launch has nation reaching for the stars WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand has never had a space program but could soon be launching commercial rockets more often than the United States. That's if the plans of California-based company Rocket Lab work out. Founded by New Zealander... Mobile & Apps 21 May, 2017
Pakistanis take to cyberspace Pakistanis officially gagged by emergency rule are voicing grievances and mobilising resistance in a place beyond their military rulers’ writ: cyberspace. Lawyers — the vanguard of the uprising — have been rounded up and detained in the... 14 Nov, 2007
