The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that it has forged a Mars data-sharing pact with its counterpart in the United Arab Emirates. The scientific collaboration involves the exchange of information gleaned from probes currently orbiting the Red Planet, NASA said Tuesday. The American space agency said that as part of the arrangement, it will […]
The U.S. Space Force said in an additional budget request to Congress that, to finance its unfunded requirements, it needs $600 million, one-third of which will be spent on beefing up its ability to track incoming missiles. The latest funding request will be added to the service’s original budget proposal submitted by the Biden administration […]
The U.S. Space Command is requesting an additional $74 million from Congress to fund projects that would improve the organization’s ability to monitor and defend the space domain. USSPACECOM sent an unfunded requirements list that highlights what it needs for the fiscal year 2023. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of USSPACECOM, told lawmakers that adversaries are […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced a further delay in a crucial pre-launch test of the Space Launch System after another problem was discovered on the rocket’s upper stage. The latest delay is linked to a faulty helium check valve in the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, SpaceNews reported Saturday. In a blog post, the […]
The Space Systems Command has awarded BAE Systems a one-year prototype contract to develop the mission data framework for the field command’s Enterprise Management and Control System. The company will create an integrated data management environment and will connect interoperable sources to support data management. BAE will perform four demonstrations that will show improved situational […]
Long Beach-headquartered technology company SpinLaunch announced that it has signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of efforts to gather insights into potential future commercial launch opportunities. The partnership calls for the development, integration and launching of a NASA payload on the Suborbital Accelerator Launch System, SpinLaunch said […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that its 60-year partnership with the Australian Space Agency will continue through a joint effort to study the Earth’s changing climate. The relationship was renewed with the signing of a joint statement of intent for cooperation in Earth science, NASA said Wednesday. In a statement, NASA said the […]
Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab will manufacture, integrate and test around 4,000 NeXt Triple Junction Prime solar cells that will be used on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Spectrolab XTJ uses multiple bandgaps that are tuned to different wavelengths in the solar spectrum, allowing it to receive higher efficiencies that are not possible with commercially available […]
Denver-headquartered aerospace company York Space Systems announced that it has been awarded a $382 million contract by the Space Development Agency to deliver 42 satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer. The latest SDA order, along with five other commercial constellations, are driving demand for a rapid increase in satellite production capacity, York Space said […]
San Diego-headquartered Space Micro announced that it has been awarded by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command a contract for the manufacture of a geostationary orbit-capable µLCT secure laser communications terminal. The new award builds on an initial development contract issued by the Air Force issued in 2019, Space Micro said Tuesday. In a […]
