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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The U.S. Space Force has launched the Space Strategic Technology Institutes, dubbed SSTIs, and is seeking industry input on organizations interested in participating in the initiative. Space Force’s Request for Information According to a
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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology has finished developing an advanced robotics suite that can service orbiting satellites. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Robotic
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The Federal Aviation Administration will establish a committee that will perform spaceflight-related studies to recommend changes to the Part 450 launch and reentry licensing rule. Members of the commercial space industry and
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The Tetra-1 satellite of the U.S. Space Force’s Innovation Development Branch—a function of Space Systems Command—has completed its mission after two years of service. The SSC said Tuesday the Tetra-1 satellite, launched on
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The Catalyst Accelerator has revealed the six companies that will be participating in its 14th cohort, which is focused on Space-Based Joint Spectrum. The program said Wednesday the six startups were chosen after
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