Press Releases
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) held the Space Science Camp for Students from 19 to 22 November 2024, to promote space science and technology education among learners and educators. Fifty-seven (57) high school students and nineteen (19) STEM educators from various schools divisions of Region III engaged in exciting activities designed to enhance their understanding […]
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) held a Space Diplomacy Briefing with members of the diplomatic community on 14 November 2024 at the University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City (UP BGC) in Taguig City. Centered around the theme “Promoting Philippine Space Science and Application for Diplomats: Prospects and Opportunities for International Cooperation,” the briefing aimed […]
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirms the launch of the Long March 7 rocket from the People’s Republic of China. Expected debris from the rocket launch was projected to have fallen within the identified drop zones approximately 45 NM and 40 NM away from Bajo de Masinloc, and 98 NM away from Cabra Island, Occidental […]
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully hosted the 9th Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM) of Sentinel Asia from 05 to 07 November 2024 at the Novotel Manila Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. With the theme “Harnessing Satellites and Collaboration for Regional Disaster Resilience,” JPTM2024 brought […]
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in partnership with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) with support from the government of Japan, successfully hosted the Space Law Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) to the Philippines, in Quezon City from 04 to 06 November 2024. The three-day capacity-building activity, held at the Park Inn by […]
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is proud to announce that Team Inflection Point of the Batangas State University (BatStateU) has won second place in the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC). The Kibo-RPC is an international challenge organized by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). […]
The European Union (EU), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), and the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST) celebrated an important EU Global Gateway milestone yesterday—the unveiling of the Copernicus Data Centre. This project will be the first Copernicus Earth observation data storing and processing facility in Asia and is […]
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirms the launch of the Long March 3B/E rocket from the People’s Republic of China. Expected debris from the rocket launch was projected to have fallen within the identified drop zones approximately 55 NM away from Patag Island and 68 NM away from Rozul Reef. The rocket was launched from […]
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed a 50-year contract for the lease of a hectare of land in New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac, which will serve as the official headquarters of the country’s space agency. PhilSA Director General Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano, Jr. and BCDA President […]