Agile Space Industries to Develop Advanced Propulsion System for True Anomaly’s Jackal AOV

Agile Space Industries and True Anomaly are partnering to develop a cutting-edge propulsion system for True Anomaly’s Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle. Under the agreement, Agile Space will manufacture critical propulsion components, including main engines, attitude control thrusters and propellant tanks. The advanced system will empower True Anomaly’s Jackal to perform multi-orbit maneuvers, achieve high acceleration […]
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Commercial Space Office Eyed as Standalone Body Under Transportation Department Secretary

The Federal Aviation Administration’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee is seeking approval for the return of the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, or AST, as a standalone unit under the Secretary of Transportation, just like when it was created in 1984.  COMSTAC unanimously recommended the office’s removal from FAA jurisdiction during its meeting Tuesday. […]
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NASA Completes Optical Communication Demonstration Aboard Psyche Spacecraft

NASA announced that its Deep Space Optical Communications project has showcased the possibility of using optical communications to accelerate the sending of complex scientific information from space, including high-definition images and video. On April 8, the optical communication solution aboard the Psyche spacecraft achieved a maximum data transmission speed of 25 Mbps, surpassing the original goal […]
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New Glenn Rocket Girds for September Maiden Flight to Mars With NASA Smallsats

Blue Origin is scheduled to launch its New Glenn rocket to Mars with two NASA small satellites as payload on Sept. 29, according to Nick Benardini, the agency’s planetary protection officer.  Benardini disclosed the inaugural flight’s date in his presentation of NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission to the planetary protection committee […]
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Space Systems Command Completes Cloud Monitoring Mission After Nearly Two Decades

The Space Systems Command’s Innovation and Prototyping Acquisition Delta has completed its mission of providing scientists with data on Earth’s atmospheric conditions from space. The CloudSat mission executed its final command on March 20, ending its operations after nearly 18 years of being the country’s first effort to better understand the impact of cloud profiles […]
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