The Defense Innovation Unit has announced the prototype testing of three commercially built robotic arms aimed at enabling the on-orbit servicing of U.S. satellites. Technologies developed under the Modularity for Space Systems
MoreLt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of Space Systems Command, said “system of systems integration” will be his primary responsibility and that integration of platforms across the Department of the Air Force’s space
MoreGovCon Expert Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and adjunct professor at Georgetown University, has written an article for Forbes that lays out imperatives for tightening cybersecurity measures in satellite activity. In
MoreRaytheon Technologies has been chosen to supply a missile warning satellite system under development by Lockheed Martin with a second mission payload after it completed a first round of design. The payload is
MoreNASA has awarded 17 researchers $5.1 million in grants to study concepts for future aeronautics and space missions as part of the agency’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program. Pam Melroy, deputy administrator at
MoreNASA and Axiom Space are scheduled Monday to offer a virtual preview of the company’s first mission to send four private astronauts to the International Space Station under an agreement signed in
MoreLt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of Space Systems Command, said “unity of effort” is needed to enable space procurement programs to go in the same direction and speed up the delivery of
MoreThe Department of the Air Force is talking with international partners to share costs for the launch of a new wideband satellite, Space News reported Tuesday. Keith Anderson, business and financial manager
MoreThe U.S. Department of Defense and its counterpart agencies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and the U.K. have released a joint document highlighting the need to promote responsible use of
MoreThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce is looking for commercial sensors and tracking technologies that can be used to monitor objects orbiting Earth. OSC plans to tap private
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