Irvine, California-based Earth observation data provider ICEYE has secured a NASA blanket purchase agreement to provide the agency with high-resolution synthetic aperture radar Earth observation data in support of the agency’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. Under the deal, ICEYE will receive fixed-price BPA calls. Each will be worth up to $7 million and come […]
Texas-based space transportation company Firefly Aerospace has won a $112 million task order under Commercial Lunar Payload Services, NASA’s procurement program for moon-bound research and development payloads from the private sector. CLPS supports the Artemis mission, which is aimed at exploring and establishing a long-term lunar presence. Firefly plans to use a two-stage Blue Ghost […]
A study from NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy found that some space debris removal methods are worth investing in because of their ability to clear clutter and reduce risks to satellites. According to the study, ground- and space-based lasers are the best tools to clear debris between 1 and 10 centimeters in diameter. […]
NASA has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $765.5 million contract to provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with imagers for the spacecraft being developed as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program. L3Harris will build and deliver two GeoXO Imagers but it could provide more of the product if contract options are exercised. Work […]
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are preparing to announce the four astronauts bound for lunar orbit under the Artemis II mission. The event will take place on April 3 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and will be broadcast on NASA’s media channels such as the official app and website. Comprising three representatives […]
NASA has awarded Sidus Space a follow-on contract for satellite capabilities integration. Sidus Space will work with a team from the Stennis Space Center to integrate autonomous operational on-orbit capabilities developed under NASA’s Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications project onto the company’s LizzieSat satellite. Work under the contract will support NASA Stennis’ ASTRA Payload […]
Space Systems Command and NASA will launch eight experimental payloads to the International Space Station on March 14 for the Department of Defense’s space test program. The mission, called STP-Houston 9, will lift off on board a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STP-H9 […]
The White House’s fiscal year 2024 budget request released Thursday contains allocations for key NASA missions such as Artemis. Bill Nelson, the space agency’s administrator, said the budget will support exploration and technology development requirements. Under the FY2024 budget, NASA would receive $8.1 billion to advance its objective of establishing a long-term presence on the […]
Space Launch Delta 45 has allocated one launchpad each for four commercial space companies, namely ABL Space Systems, Stoke Space, Phantom Space and Vaya Space. The U.S. Space Force unit said giving the companies the excess facility supports efforts to strengthen the United States launch industrial base. The four launch companies develop launch vehicles that […]
China is making continuous progress in achieving its goal to surpass the space capabilities of the United States by 2045, according to a new U.S. intelligence community report. The Annual Threat Assessment, a congressionally mandated report released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, pointed to China’s policies encouraging private firms to invest […]
