Lt. Gen. John Hyten, vice commander of the Air Force Space Command, believes the Pentagon must reshape how it manages the budget for satellite programs in order to save money, Defense News
MoreNASAÂ is looking to use small satellites for a program that the space agency hopes will help scientists depict global warming using computer models, Mashable reported Friday. Andrew Freedman writes that Goddard Space
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The Federal Aviation Administration is working to step up its implementation the NextGen air traffic control system following a set of recommendations from the inspector general’s office at the Transportation Department, NJ.com reported Thursday. Steve
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking to industryâs existing systems for extracting three-dimensional point clouds from commercial satellite imagery. The agency issued a request for information on Wednesday to seek ideas on a cloud
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Gen. William Shelton, Air Force Space Command chief, has expressed interest in having big satellites split into a number of smaller satellites in order to achieve a âsurvivable architecture,â Breaking Government reported
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NASA is seeking information on commercial telecommunications satellites the agency plans to launch into the Mars orbit for future exploration missions in the planet. The request for information proposes business models in which
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The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a new satellite system into space in a move to monitor the space activities of other nationsâ spacecraft, Stars and Stripes reported Tuesday. John Harper
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Airbusâ defense and space division will work to develop and launch an Earth observation satellite system for Peru under a French government-backed program. The company will combine its Naomi family of optical
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National Intelligence Director James Clapper supports DigitalGlobe‘s application for a license to offer satellite images with a 25-centimeter spatial resolution to non-U.S. government clients, Space News reported Tuesday. Mike Gruss writes that Clapper’s recommendation
MoreThe U.S. Air Force has launched a Lockheed Martin-built satellite into orbit for the militaryâs terrestrial and space weather program. The 19th defense meteorological satellite lifted off from the United Launch Alliance-built
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