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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would authorize a NASA-run demonstration program to remove dangerous orbital debris from space. The Orbital Sustainability or ORBITS Act was proposed in September by Sen.

As numerous entities make efforts to move into space, common practices must be established to ensure the safety of the domain for those who wish to operate there, according to John Plumb, assistant

NASA has halted the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport robotic lander mission after the system failed to respond to two communication attempts. The mission took its final self-photograph

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking as part of efforts to streamline its process for reviewing earth station and satellite applications. FCC said Wednesday it will solicit

NASA has added four global tri-band antennas to its Near Space Network of government- and private-owned space communications infrastructure. The new antennas were launched to bolster direct-to-Earth communications for the benefit of

A satellite jointly developed by NASA and French space agency CNES to measure the height of water in oceans, lakes and other bodies of water on Earth’s surface took off Friday aboard

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has introduced an implementation plan aimed at achieving the goals outlined in a national strategy that seeks to advance the development of in-space

The U.S. Space Force’s 4th Space Operations Squadron has officially retired and placed in a disposal orbit a satellite designed to provide high-volume, secure voice and data communications, due to the culmination

The U.S.-Africa Space Forum held Tuesday highlighted the importance of the space partnership to strengthen commercial and scientific space cooperation and address challenges related to global food crises and climate change.  Participants

Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer of the U.S. Space Force, deemed advanced IT capabilities imperative to the service because its guardians experience their domain mostly through data. In an interview