Chinese scientists used satellite imagery to assess damage to US Middle East bases, finding US 'minimal damage' and Iranian 'massive strikes' claims overstated. Analysis published despite US 'shutter control' on high-resolution satellite imagery over conflict zones.
Australia is training its emergency services and military personnel in traditional navigation methods like paper maps and celestial navigation. This initiative addresses the nation's high dependency on vulnerable space infrastructure, including satellites and GPS, which could be disrupted by enemy attacks or solar flares, leading to widespread system failures.
Private investment in Russia's rocket and space industry is projected to surpass 100 billion rubles ($1.3 billion) by 2030, according to Roscosmos Deputy General Director Grigory Maximov. He noted that private companies understand market dynamics and potential returns. In 2026, 5 billion rubles from the federal budget were allocated for Earth remote sensing imagery.
China’s top remote sensing expert Ke Tao died from an illness on Wednesday at the age of 48, according to an obituary from Wuhan University. “Comrade Ke Tao made outstanding achievements in national defence science and technology and remote sensing mapping,” the obituary released on Thursday by the university’s School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering said. Ke, a professor at the school, completed his undergraduate through doctoral degrees there before joining the faculty in 2008. In...
