NASA’s Deep Space Network of antennas is currently overburdened by the demands created by the increasing number of space missions in addition to the Artemis Program, an agency official said. The DSN is used for communications with missions beyond Earth orbit. Brad Arnold, manager of the Deep Space Network at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said […]
NewSpace New Mexico has entered into a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory to establish a space research facility near Kirtland Air Force Base. Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Unite & Ignite Space innovation hub was set up to consolidate resources, programming and workspaces in support of space-related development in the state. Its […]
Northrop Grumman has received a $935 million contract from NASA to create and integrate a habitation module for the lunar Gateway. The Habitation and Logistics Outpost module will serve as a habitat for visiting astronauts and a command post for the lunar orbiting facility, NASA said on July 9. HALO will have docking ports for […]
NASA’s new Space Launch System is fully booked until the end of the current decade due to the demands of the Artemis program, a ranking official the agency said. Billed as the most powerful rocket ever built, the SLS will be dedicated to Artemis missions for the next several years in support of the United […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has introduced a new tool to manage commercial launches and reentries into the National Airspace System. Dubbed the Space Data Integrator, the tool provides air traffic controllers with up-to-date information on the progress of launch and reentry activities, including any anomalies that they should be made aware of. The goal is […]
The U.S. Space Force recently unveiled a new satellite operations center at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The new facility, dubbed the Rendezvous and Proximity Satellite Operations Center, is aimed at advancing the service’s space warfighting capabilities. The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Innovation and Prototyping Directorate created the REPR center, which will function […]
Satellogic, a satellite imagery provider based in Uruguay, is set to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company CF Acquisition Corp. V. The merger is expected to close early in the fourth quarter, providing Satellogic with $271 million in cash and a valuation of $1.1 billion. Funding from the transaction will help […]
Iceye, a microsatellite manufacturer, announced that its constellation of synthetic-aperture radar satellites has demonstrated the ability to quickly determine small changes at a location consistently. The Daily Coherent Ground Track Repeat capability allows operators to monitor the movement of ships or identify granular changes on-ground on a daily basis, Iceye said Tuesday. “This is a […]
NASA is hosting a public meeting on July 14 to discuss a request for information recently issued to support Mission Equity, an effort to assess the agency’s programs, procurements, grants and policies. The RFI is titled “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in NASA Programs, Contracts and Grants.” Administrator Bill Nelson will deliver […]
Raytheon Technologies and Boeing are scheduled to deliver digital prototypes of the Space Force’s new missile tracking satellites by November 2022. Col. Brian Denaro, chief of the Strategic Systems Division of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Development Corps, said the prototypes will undergo a critical design review to demonstrate technological maturity, Breaking Defense […]
