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India, Russia may jointly produce GPS receivers
“We are actively working on a project to establish a joint venture on Indian Territory to produce various navigation equipments,” says a Russian official.
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Korea plans series of new satellite launch
The first out of the gate will be the COMS-1, part of the payload attached to an Ariane-5 rocket that is scheduled for launch in April. -
Nano satellite "Jugnu" handed over to ISRO
The three kg satellite, built students and faculty of IIT Kanpur, is one-foot long and 10 centimetre wide and will be launched by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota and take high resolution images. -
GOES-P weather satellite lifts off
GOES-P will collect and send back to Earth data that will be used by scientists to monitor weather, make forecasts and issue warnings about meteorological incidents. 
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Mars orbiter performance impresses scientists
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back 100 terabytes of information since 2006. It has completed its primary science phase in 2008 and continues investigations of Mars' surface, subsurface and atmosphere. -
China to launch 1st space module 'Tiangong 1' next year
Tiangong 1, the first module of planned space base will be used for docking practice by China's Shenzhou space craft. -
NASA to launch GOES-P weather satellite today
GOES-P is the latest in the most recent generation of US geostationary weather satellites will also detect ocean and land temperatures, monitor space weather, relay communications and provide search-and-rescue support.