NASA has selected 15 projects that will receive $15.6 million in grant funding to maintain open-source tools, frameworks and libraries vital to the NASA science community. The agency said Thursday the awards
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The National Reconnaissance Office launched on Oct. 24 the fourth mission for its proliferated satellite architecture. The mission, dubbed NROL-167, involved the use of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which took off
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A new study has found that the U.S. government’s investments in space exploration are giving the economy a boost by creating jobs and generating tax revenues. NASA said Thursday that, based on
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NASA has begun fielding the central boom structure of a deployable solar array, marking the start of the demonstration of a new power and communications system on the Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 spacecraft.
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The Defense Innovation Unit announced that it has awarded Alameda, California-based company Astra the third contract under its Novel Responsive Space Delivery, or NRSD, project to prototype commercial solutions for space cargo
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The head of the Space Systems Command has developed a plan to ensure that the United Space maintains access to reliable space capabilities amid the Great Power Competition. The SSC said Wednesday
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The Department of the Air Force wants industry to submit research proposals to support the characterization and assessment of space domain awareness and space superiority. According to the updated notice posted on
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The Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce has issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations, or EAR, to eliminate license requirements for specific space technologies sent to
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NASA has formed a new strategy review team tasked with evaluating potential architecture changes to the Mars Sample Return Program, an initiative to bring scientifically selected samples from Mars to Earth with the
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The National Reconnaissance Office is enhancing its data-sharing capabilities by expanding its satellite network with over 100 additional payloads by the end of the year. The expansion is intended to support warfighters,
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