Bill Nelson, a three-term Democratic senator from Florida, has been formally appointed as NASA administrator following a unanimous consent agreement from the Senate. His confirmation came less than six weeks after his nomination was announced by the White House. Nelson will take over from Steve Jurczyk, who served as acting administrator for a little over […]
Industry veteran Chris Johnson is set to join Maxar Technologies as senior vice president of space programs delivery. In the role, Johnson will be tasked with overseeing processes involved in the development of spacecraft and robotic systems, from design to distribution. Johnson will take on his new role at Maxar after spending more than two […]
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions said it has demonstrated an integrated satellite communications capability that introduces real-time situational awareness to a secure environment. The demonstration involved a test of the Department of Defense’s Enterprise Management and Control plan, which is an effort to optimize access to a hybrid satellite constellation used by multiple service providers, […]
Dynetics and Blue Origin filed protests with the Government Accountability Office, contesting NASA’s decision to award the Human Landing System contract to SpaceX. NASA was initially open to awarding the contract to two companies but budget shortfalls forced the space agency to settle with a single contractor to build the lunar landing system. SpaceX had […]
The U.S. Space Force is looking to set up a National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio next year. Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, the Space Force’s director for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, told Signal Magazine that the NSIC will be the nation’s center of excellence for understanding foreign space and counterspace […]
The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps want to provide their soldiers with the ability to receive information from space, according to a top Space Force official. Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations, said the Army and the Space Force are discussing how they can fund and operationalize space-based capabilities for combat, […]
NASA has released a statement welcoming President Joe Biden’s plan to nominate Margaret Vo Schaus, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, for the role of NASA chief financial officer. NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said he looks forward to working with Schaus on executing the agency’s budget of more than $20 billion. “The chief financial […]
The NASA Langley Research Center has issued a request for information to solicit feedback on how it should transform its approach to procuring research, science and engineering services. The RFI aligns with NASA’s goals of establishing clearly defined enterprise requirements and deliverables, streamlining acquisition practices and business processes and reducing redundant and duplicative contracts. It […]
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, an engineering services company, has been awarded more than $30 million in follow-on awards to previous contracts to support space-based national security efforts. The company said it will implement technologies to improve system performance. No other details were released due to competitive, customer-related and other considerations, Kratos said Wednesday. Phil […]
The U.S. Space Force has given Northrop Grumman and Boeing the green light to proceed with the development of jam-resistant communications payloads for the Protected Tactical SATCOM program. Work on the payloads began last year following the award of three prototype design contracts with a combined value of $684 million to Northrop, Boeing and Lockheed […]
