The Federal Communications Commission has adopted guidance on rules regarding orbital debris mitigation as part of efforts to promote space innovation. FCC said Thursday the Order on Reconsideration provides satellite operators with
MoreNASA and Boeing teams will be busy in the next couple of months preparing for the Starliner’s first crewed flight by mid-April 2024. The spacecraft will transport two NASA astronauts to the
MoreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting abstracts for the second technical area of the Space-domain Wide Area Tracking and Characterization, or the Space-WATCH program. Space-WATCH seeks to facilitate real-time persistent
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The GOES-U spacecraft has arrived in Florida, where it will undergo final processing ahead of its launch — set to take place no earlier than April 30. The spacecraft was transported by
MoreNASA published the first revision of the 2023 Architecture Definition Document, which discusses findings from the 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review. The agency on Tuesday released details of its planned
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NASA has conducted a full-duration hot fire test of an RS-25 certification engine to demonstrate and validate its capability to power the agency’s Space Launch System rocket for future deep space missions.
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Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations, said the U.S. Space Force is considering using data collected by the Department of Commerce to improve its initiative to enhance space domain awareness,
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NASA has collaborated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to test a wideband polylingual terminal prototype for use in the agency’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The Polylingual Experimental Terminal,
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NASA recently used its Starling CubeSats to demonstrate a key component of the Starling Formation-Flying Optical Experiment, which is focused on developing a capability that would enable each member of a spacecraft
MoreJohn Plumb, assistant secretary for space policy at the Department of Defense, said a new memorandum “completely rewrites” a classification policy for secret space programs, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. He noted that
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