Texas A&M University has officially commenced construction of an upcoming research facility that would support innovation in human spaceflight. NASA said Tuesday that leaders from Texas A&M broke ground for the Texas
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NASA’s industry partners under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities initiative have made progress in developing technologies to advance future low Earth orbit space missions. Space Exploration and In-Orbit Transportation Northrop
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The Air Force Research Laboratory has launched the Space Power InfraRed Regulation and Analysis of Lifetime, or SPIRRAL, experiment with the SpaceX CRS-31 spacecraft to test the performance of variable emissivity materials,
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Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force, said the service branch plans to award five contracts in 2025 and another 15 contracts the following year for
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is looking for potential teaming partners to provide satellite and on-orbit support services for its upcoming heliophysics medium explorer mission. GSFC is interested in working with qualified
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NASA wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop large cargo landers and deliver payloads to the Moon for the Artemis missions. The space agency said Tuesday that the companies will be awarded
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Clayton Turner, former director of NASA’s Langley Research Center, has been named associate administrator for space technology mission directorate at NASA. The appointment, announced by NASA Administrator and Wash100 Award winner Bill Nelson, will take
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The Federal Communications Commission has revised its satellite spectrum-sharing rules to promote market entry, regulatory certainty and spectrum efficiency. According to the FCC’s report and order released on Friday, the revision clarifies
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The Defense Innovation Unit has announced the opening of the Dual Horizons: U.S.-India Satellite Tracking Challenge, aimed to enhance capabilities to detect satellite movements in contested environments in low Earth orbit. DIU said
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The Southwest Research Institute, a nonprofit applied research and development organization, has booked a $60 million contract with NASA to build critical components for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Next program.
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