(Photo from the Philippine Space Agency) The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is inviting Filipino hackers to join the Galileo Hackathon by GNSS.asia to be held virtually from Nov. 12 to 14. The ideation hackathon is open to all Filipinos of legal-age, the agency said, adding that each team must be...
When William Shatner finally got to fly to space aboard one of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rockets on Oct. 14, 2021, he didn’t just become the oldest human being to have ever done so (at 90 years old), he also helped bring the future of space tourism closer to reality. Just this year, a number of...
Face shield, medicine blister pack, nori, and fried milkfish or bangus were made into model satellites Philippine Space Agency’s (PhilSA) model satellite-building competition. (Photo from Philippine Space Agency) Recyclable and edible materials were transformed into model satellites during the...
Following the approval to conduct limited in-person classes for specific programs, Take Up Space Movement (TUSM) said face-to-face classes were "impractical" without support for teachers and students. (RIO DELUVIO / MB FILE PHOTO) In a statement, TUSM hit the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)...
‘It’s extraordinary. Extraordinary.’ “It was so moving,” says William Shatner, trying to find words to describe an experience very few human beings have so far ever had. See, the 90-year-old actor, famous for being the original Captain James T. Kirk in “Star Trek” series and films,...
The first Philippine university-built cube satellites Maya-3 and Maya-4 were successfully deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, Oct. 6. (Screencap from JAXA live feed) The cube satellites developed under the Space Technology and Applications Mastery, Innovation, and...
The completed Maya-3 and Maya-4 Flight Models (FM). Maya-3 and Maya-4 are 1U (10 x 10 x 10 cm) CubeSats weighing ~1.15 kilograms each. (Photo from STAMINA4Space) The Philippines continues to make its mark in space as the country’s two cube satellites are scheduled to be deployed into space on...
Investing in space science, technology and application will lead to the creation of more high-value skills and jobs in the country, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said. Photo from Philippine Space Agency “Investing in space science, technology and applications can help create more high...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) will hold a “Build Your Own Model Satellite” lecture and competition as part of the celebration of the World Space Week next month. “The Philippine Space Agency is inviting all space enthusiast kids aged 9-10, their parents, and siblings to be a part of...
Photo from Philippine Space Agency The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that the development of the country’s next generation satellite is included in its priority agenda. Dubbed as Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment or MULA, the 130-kilogram low-orbit earth observation...
While Vice President Leni Robredo is giving “serious thought” on her possible 2022 presidential bid, her supporters on Tuesday, Sept. 7, said they would give the needed space for her to decide. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Joseph Quesada, one of the convenors of...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday said it was grounding space flights by Virgin Galactic while it investigates why the company's July mission carrying Richard Branson deviated from its planned trajectory. Virgin Galactic Photo The move represents...
