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IG Report: NOAA Should Reevaluate Launch Plans for Geostationary Environmental Satellites

A report from the Department of Commerce’s inspector general recommends that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration perform an analysis of alternatives or related assessments to determine whether to continue the Geostationary

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by Jane Edwards
January 25, 2022
News/Space
NASA Announces Four Earth Science Satellite Missions Set for 2022 Launch

NASA is planning to send four satellite missions aimed at studying weather conditions, mineral dust, oceans and surface water on Earth in 2022, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.  The launch dates of Time-Resolved Observations

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by Angeline Leishman
December 16, 2021
Federal Communications
Government Technology/News
FCC Allocates Spectrum Band for Commercial Space Launches

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has implemented new rules to support commercial satellite launches and related operations by providing the space sector access to spectrum in the 2200-2290 MHz band. The move

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by Jane Edwards
April 23, 2021
Government Technology/News
Walter Lauderdale: Space Force Allows SpaceX to Perform Booster Recovery in Second GPS Launch

Walter Lauderdale of the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) said the center has decided to allow SpaceX to recover a Falcon 9 booster after months of examinations and reviews

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by Jane Edwards
June 29, 2020
Government Technology/News
SDA Eyes New Acquisition Approach for National Defense Space Architecture; Derek Tournear Quoted

The Space Development Agency plans to launch the first batch of dozens of satellites by fiscal year 2022 to provide initial capabilities and have a thousand satellites by FY 2026 in low-Earth

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by Jane Edwards
January 22, 2020
Civilian/News
UK to Invest $67M in Space Launch Industry

The U.K. government plans to allocate $67 million for a program that would support satellite launch services and low gravity spaceflights from U.K. spaceports. The LaunchUK program is designed to help U.K. spaceports

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by Ramona Adams
November 29, 2017
News
GAO Urges NOAA to Assess Satellite Launch Costs, Based on Life Expectancy

The Government Accountability Office has called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to review the costs and intended benefits of its satellite launch program based on life expectancy in order to

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by Jay Clemens
July 11, 2016
DoD/News
Rep. James Bridenstine Proposes New Bill to Manage Space Traffic, Orbital Debris

Rep. James Bridenstine (R-Okla.) has unveiled a bill aimed to help the Defense Department establish a distributed system of small satellites and focus on the procurement of Earth observation data and other

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by Jane Edwards
April 14, 2016
Government Technology/News
Jason-3 Satellite Launches to Support Global Sea Level Measurements

The Jason-3 spacecraft launched Sunday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of an international mission that seeks to monitor global weather and rising sea levels. NASA said Monday a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

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by Anna Forrester
January 19, 2016
DoD/News
Maj. Gen. Robert McMurry Foresees Increase in Air Force’s Space Launch Outsourcing Activity

Maj. Gen. Robert McMurry, vice commander of the U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, predicts the U.S. military would eventually outsource certain satellite launch and space surveillance work to companies,

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman
September 1, 2015
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