NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has begun requesting information from industry sources capable of developing a satellite constellation to acquire space-based images of the Earth’s land surface. The Landsat Next constellation will
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BlueHalo has demonstrated a multi-band, deployable ground terminal designed to enable resilient satellite communications and modernize space-based operations under the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program. BADGER is an electronic
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Space Systems Command has unveiled a new collaborative facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that will focus on the development of space domain awareness technologies. The Tools Applications and Processing Lab will facilitate
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The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules to accelerate its processing of satellite and Earth station applications to keep pace with the increasing needs of the commercial space industry. The commission
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U.S. Space Force has accepted another Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and will make the spacecraft part of the Electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary mission. The purpose
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Lockheed Martin has opened a new technology test bed to illuminate the potential of a web-based, secure cloud infrastructure to enable operators to manage multiple space missions concurrently. Located on Lockheed’s Denver,
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NASA has released to the public an independent review board’s report on the Mars Sample Return mission, and is preparing to take action on some of the panel’s recommendations. The agency said
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The Federal Communications Commission has passed new rules meant to provide commercial space launch operators access to spectrum resources needed for communications during satellite launches and science exploration missions. The FCC rules
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The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a rule to require commercial space companies to limit uncontrolled reentry of commercial launch vehicles‘ upper stage to reduce orbital debris and prevent potential collisions with
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NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe has begun its integration and testing phase, installing its propulsion system and commencing thermal tests. The propulsion system was installed by Aerojet Rocketdyne on Tuesday, while
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