The Philippines continues to mark its place in space. (STAMINA4Space Facebook Page) The country’s third and fourth nanosatellites, Maya-3 and Maya-4, will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s Dragon C208 on Saturday, Aug. 28, the Department of...
Solia (Instagram) A K-pop group suddenly disbanded just five days after they were launched. Girl group Solia, composed of Soree, Seona, Soyeon, Hayeon and Eunbi, debuted last Aug. 17 with the song “Dream.” The music video for the track has garnered 516,000 views on YouTube as of writing....
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is gearing up to launch its biggest Filipino-made satellite to space. (Photo from STAMINA4Space) Dubbed as MULA, or Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment, the newest Earth-observation satellite can capture operational-quality images of approximately 100,000...
A faculty of the University of the Philippines Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (UPEEI) has been chosen as the first recipient of a Tokyo-funded scholarship program to study space technology in top universities and institutions in Japan. The Japan International Cooperation Agency...
WASHINGTON, United States -- After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at $450,000, the company announced Thursday. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson (AFP/File) The new price is about double the $200,000 to $250,000 paid by around...
Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology (DDG-SST) Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez has been named as this year’s Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) in the field of Satellite Technology (Physics). (Screenshot from PhilSA Facebook page) The National Academy of...
What began more than six decades ago as a battle between the United States and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for space hegemony has metamorphosed into a “battle of the billionaires” on who would lead outer space tourism for the mass market. On July 11 and July 20,...
The shows reviewed today come from two very different directions. One is the next Space Jam installment, coming after 25 years; while the second is a musical comedy Limited Series, with the emphasis on comedy. Space Jam: A New Legacy Space Jam: A New Legacy - A quarter of a century can be a long...
Two basketball icons, one huge collaboration It’s official: the Tune Squad is back and ready to take on the court with the drop of Converse x Space Jam. After 25 years since the original movie release, LeBron and the animated dream team is bringing the magic back with Converse designs for all...
PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) will be the first local telcos to employ space-based mobile broadband communications to link more Filipinos nationwide. Smart's mobile customers in far-flung areas would be able to enjoy high-speed internet using ordinary smartphones via low-earth orbit...
SPACEPORT AMERICA, United States –  British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, a voyage he described as the ''experience of a lifetime'' – and one he hopes will usher in an era of lucrative space tourism. The mission's success allowed...
SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS), builder of the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with Smart Communications. SmartxAST The MoU was part of ASTS' agreements with mobile...
