A train of Starlink satellites as seen over Japan Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET   Ready for Starlink? Are They Ready for You? A considerable portion of the Philippine population live in remote rural locations classified as geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) that continue to remain unconnected to the Internet. The lack of mobile cellular […]

The Philippines’ newest satellite has taken flight and is ready to take on its mission. Maya-2, a cube satellite (CubeSat) made by Filipino engineers studying in Japan, was released to space from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 14, 2021 at around 7:20 p.m. PHT. This latest development follows the CubeSat’s launch to the space station aboard a Cygnus NG-15 rocket (S.S. Katherine Johnson) on February 21, 2021, together with CubeSats Tsuru (Japan) and GuaraniSat-1 (Paraguay).

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The country witnessed another historic moment as its second cube satellite (CubeSat) Maya-2 was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) today, February 21, 2021 at 1:36 A.M. (PHT) aboard the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cynus spacecraft. Sending the satellite into the ISS is the final step before the satellite reaches its targeted altitude in Low Earth Orbit, when the space station deploys it at a date to be determined later on.

Delegation of the Philippine Space Agency and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Manila (19 February 2021, Zoom). PhilSA Director General Joel Joseph S. Marciano, Jr., Ph.D. and Deputy Director General Gay Jane P. Perez, Ph.D. met with H.E. Shaikh Saoud Ali Mohammed Ali Almualla, Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of the United […]

Close to 800 future aerospace and aviation professionals listened to Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Director General Joel Marciano Jr. as he spoke at the ALIAC Scientia Knowledge Hub webinar on 28 January 2021. The Scientia Knowledge Hub is a scientific and technical conference for Airlink International Aviation College (ALIAC) students from the undergraduate programs and […]

Satellite engineers from the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and STAMINA4Space program teamed up for a spirited scientific space seminar for STEM students at the Filipino Aerospace Expo 2021 on 30 January 2021. The event, organized by the STEM Society of the Higher School ng Umak, was held with the theme Science for the People: The […]

On 05 to 06 February 2021, the ISU Adelaide Conference 2021 will bring together the space community to an online forum, with representatives from Australia, India, Japan. New Zealand, and even the Philippines.