The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has extended by five years funding for the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory‘s Center for Geospace Storms, citing the importance of expanding human knowledge of space weather. CGS is one of three research organizations selected to enter Phase II of NASA’s Diversify, Realize, Integrate, Venture, Educate Science Center initiative, the […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that it has awarded a contract to Tennessee-headquartered Jacobs Technology to provide the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California with support services for ground-based aerospace test facilities. The period of performance will include a 24-month base period, with three separate 12-month option periods, NASA said Tuesday. In […]
NASA officials have defended a decision to proceed with a modified version of a countdown rehearsal for the Space Launch System. The new wet dress rehearsal, which is slated for Thursday, involves not fully loading the rocket with propellant. In an April 9 announcement, the space agency said the modifications had to be done due […]
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 […]
