The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has issued a 75-page report outlining its technical vision for advancing security in cislunar space, which comprises the region between the moon and the Earth’s
MoreSpace Systems Command has selected seven innovation teams to compete in the final round of its inaugural Fight Tonight competition, which aims to develop new approaches to building more resilient space systems
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Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the agency is working on the possible integration of the Tracking Layer data into the military’s nuclear command,
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A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration polar-orbiting weather satellite and a demonstration of NASA’s heat shield technology took off Thursday aboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology has completed component-level tests on a robotic servicing payload designed to inspect and service commercial and government satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit.
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A new tool that boosts satellite weather forecasting capabilities and built by aerospace and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies has launched on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel now in orbit. The Cross-Track Infrared
MoreA robotic system from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency designed to facilitate satellite servicing and inspection has completed all component-level tests and is on track to launch in 2024 for a
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Retired NASA astronaut Tim Kopra has been named CEO of Nanoracks by Voyager Space. Kopra is slated to guide the company’s expansion within the commercial space services market, which includes the ongoing development of the
MoreJessica Rosenworcel, chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, said she will reorganize FCC by establishing a space bureau as part of efforts to meet the needs of the satellite industry, advance long-term
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The Federal Communications Commission should revisit its rules in conducting environmental impact assessments of satellites to include large constellations applying for licenses, according to a Government Accountability Office report. GAO said in
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