Researchers from the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) conducted a training workshop on the utilization and applications of South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) satellite for air quality monitoring in the Philippines at the University of San Carlos-Talamban Campus (USC-TC), Cebu City on 31 May 2023. Over 70 faculty members, students, and university researchers involved […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has received reports from the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the media about an unburned debris found in the waters of Morong, Bataan on the morning of 05 June. The said debris was hauled 15 miles to shore by fishermen.   Based on available information, PhilSA […]

The Philippines’ next batch of locally developed cube satellites (CubeSats) Maya-5 and Maya-6 were successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 05 June 2023 at around 11:47 PM PST. Maya-5 and Maya-6 are aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply mission. The CubeSats, weighing approximately 1.15 kilograms each, […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) received an inquiry from the media about the sighting of unidentified falling objects over Northern Samar and Zamboanga Sibugay on 27 May 2023 at approximately 3:00 AM PhST. The sightings have been video-recorded and uploaded on social media.  Available predictions and tracking of objects returning from space indicate that the […]

79th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (UNESCAP) PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STATEMENT AGENDA 4(d): REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AND ISSUES PERTINENT TO THE SUBSIDIARY STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION delivered by:  DR. ARIEL C. […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is monitoring debris from the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II confirmed to have lifted off at 5:24 PM PhST on Thursday, 25 May, from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s (KARI) Naro Space Center in Goheung South Jeolla.   Unburned debris from the rocket, specifically, the payload faring and the second stage, are projected […]

How do astronauts go back to Earth from space? This is just one of the many questions from the young curious learners of AmeriKids Preschool during their learning session with PhilSA space scientists held on 16 May 2023. Dr. Paul Leonard Atchong Hilario and Ms. Toni Beth Lopez answered questions, shared fun facts, and engaged […]

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) conducted an in-depth knowledge-sharing and capacity-building on space science technology applications (SSTA) during the Satellite Data Processing Training Session (SDPTS) under the SIKAP+, or the Space Infrastructure, Know-How, & Applications Acceleration through Promotion & Training project, from 09 to 11 May 2023 at the Joy~Nostalg Hotel & Suites Manila, Pasig […]

TALA, the first high-powered hybrid rocket developed in the Philippines successfully lifted off at 11:57 AM Saturday from Crow Valley Gunnery Range, Capas, Tarlac.  It was able to deploy its Can Satellite payload before going into fast descent and eventual deployment of its main parachute for safe landing.  The rocketry team of TALA has retrieved […]