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Friday 1 August 2025
UMT posts record revenue as low-Earth orbit satellite demand soars

Riding a wave of surging demand for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications, Universal Microwave Technology (UMT) posted record...

Thursday 31 July 2025
Taiwan's first optical remote sensing satellite to launch alongside three homegrown CubeSats
In October 2025, Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) will launch Formosat-8A, the nation's first domestically developed optical remote sensing satellite. Three homegrown 8U CubeSats—Bellbird-1,...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Taiwan's rocket dreams take flight: new facility breaks ground on space sovereignty
Taiwan marked a key milestone in its space development ambitions on July 27, 2025, with the official opening of a new rocket assembly plant and refurbished launch control center in...
Friday 25 July 2025
Taiwan's spaceport dreams generate excitement but face harsh realities
The idea of building a spaceport in Taiwan has gone from quiet speculation to a buzzworthy headline after the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) posted a futuristic rendering on its...
Friday 25 July 2025
Formosat-8 set for October SpaceX launch after completing full functional testing
On July 24, 2025, Taiwan's first domestically developed optical remote sensing satellite constellation, Formosat-8 (FS-8A), completed full functionality testing following a series...
Friday 25 July 2025
Starlink’s Taiwan hopes face familiar friction
Taiwan is renewing its efforts to bring Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service to the island, as the Executive Yuan approved a sweeping six-year NT$27 billion (approximately...
Thursday 24 July 2025
Auden Techo expands to Vietnam to strengthen supply chain resilience
Taiwan-based Auden Techno Corp., a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) antenna solutions, broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Vietnam's Hải Dương...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Houston to Hsinchu in 2.5 hours? AIT confirms talks with Taiwan on spaceport vision
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) confirmed on social media on Monday that the US and Taiwan are in talks over a potential spaceport collaboration — a move that could one...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Big moon plans, few rocket orders: South Korea's aerospace ambition faces reality check
South Korea has laid out an ambitious vision to become a major player in the new space economy, with a long-term goal of landing on the Moon using domestically developed rockets and...
Monday 21 July 2025
Seoul backs RF Materials in US$76 million space-grade semiconductor initiative

As Seoul intensifies efforts to build next-generation aerospace technologies, RF Materials, a South Korean firm specializing in compound...

Monday 21 July 2025
Global tech showdown post-tariffs shines spotlight on US-China rivalry
The Belfer Center at Harvard's Kennedy School of Public Policy has released the Critical and Emerging Technologies Index (CETI) report, which quantifies the capabilities of 25 countries...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
US-Taiwan spaceport talks remain at early concept stage
Recent reports of US plans for a Taiwan spaceport promising 2.5-hour flights from Houston remain preliminary, with no formal agreements in place between American and Taiwanese offi...
Monday 14 July 2025
SoftBank to launch high-altitude 5G network using solar planes and airships by 2026
SoftBank is preparing to commercialize its next-generation telecommunications infrastructure using high-altitude platforms by 2026, marking a pivotal milestone in its UTX (Ubiquitous...
Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan eyes Starlink partnership in bid to bolster LEO infrastructure
After years of holding SpaceX's Starlink at arm's length over concerns about its China-linked supply chain and government control over foreign corporate operations, Taiwan is signaling...
Monday 14 July 2025
Taiwan looks to space for connectivity, but stays grounded by constraints

Taiwan's government-backed low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite initiative—part of its Beyond 5G (B5G) communications technology roadmap—is...