NASA is deploying a SpaceX Dragon resupply craft from the International Space Station on Friday, Jan. 21, bringing with it scientific experiments fostered in the station’s microgravity environment. The spacecraft will touch down off
MoreNASA has announced new mission plans based on input from the Astro2020 astrophysics decadal survey, which was published in November, Space News reported Wednesday. The space agency said Tuesday at an online
MoreDerek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA will deploy satellites in low-Earth orbit as part of the tracking layer to help detect hypersonic
MoreThe Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel’s 2021 annual report reveals that NASA’s rebalancing of authorities has generally produced good results but also changed how the agency pursues its goals. The panel advises NASA
MoreIntelsat has inked a deal with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture of Thales and Leonardo, to construct two software-defined satellites, scheduled to be up and running in 2025. The operator of the
MoreNASA has announced the full deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope’s 20-foot primary mirror. The team responsible for the space observatory kicked off the unfolding process for the mirror on Friday,
MoreNASA has announced the full deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope’s 70-foot sunshield. The five-layered sunshield, which launched on Dec. 25th aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Space Agency’s
MoreThe U.S. Space Force is collaborating with academia under its University Partnership Program to achieve dominance in the space domain, protect U.S. space assets from adversarial threats, and ensure the stability of
MoreDerek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA uses the spiral development model to deliver “good enough” capabilities to warfighters every two years. He
MoreThe Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for companies that can provide high-throughput satellite services to support the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office. CSCO needs contractor HTS capacity and broadband
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