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
MoreNASA 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
MoreThe 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
MoreWalter 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
MoreThe 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
MoreThe 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
MoreThe 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
MoreRep. 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
MoreThe 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
MoreMaj. 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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