The Federal Communications Commission will start a new inquiry to help it revise space rules, focusing on in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel highlighted the importance of amending the existing regulatory frameworks, saying that the current rules “were largely built for another era.” The official noted the potential benefits of the changes, […]
NASA’s Artemis I mission, slated for launch on Aug. 29, will deploy a CubeSat that will allow the space agency to gain more knowledge about the effects of deep space radiation on human health in support of its future plans to bring astronauts to the lunar surface and beyond. The satellite, called BioSentinel, will carry […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking machine learning and high-performance computing capabilities that could help improve the U.S. military’s space situational awareness and threat perception. According to a broad agency announcement posted on SAM .gov, the capabilities must support data collection, processing, exploration, analysis and dissemination. The selected vendors will perform research, development, […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that it will provide the public with live video coverage of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as it undocks and departs from the International Space Station on its way back to Earth. The homebound spacecraft will be carrying some 4,000 pounds of scientific experiments that were conducted beyond Earth’s […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that it has transferred ownership and operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey. Landsat 9 is one in a series of remote-sensing satellites that provide global coverage of landscape changes on Earth, NASA said Thursday. In a statement, NASA said that the satellite’s […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has named 11 companies that will participate in the first phase of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program. Space-BACN aims to create a low-cost and reconfigurable optical communications terminal that would enable seamless communication between satellite constellations owned by the government and private entities. The program’s envisioned end result […]
Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory has built the first Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment small satellite. SunRISE will comprise six SmallSats that will act as antennas that will detect radio wave bursts from the sun’s corona. Each SmallSats will be equipped with four antenna booms that extend to around 10 feet. The satellites will […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is calling on CubeSat developers to help conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations in space to contribute to current exploration goals. In a bid to form new partnerships with developers, including academic institutions, the CubeSat Launch Initiative has been set in motion, NASA said Monday. In a statement, the […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded Texas-headquartered Astroport Space Technologies its second Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer contract for the development of landing pads on the lunar surface. The latest award is a follow-on to an earlier Phase 1 STTR-21 award on regolith melting technologies and a robotic bricklaying system for the […]
The Space Development Agency is seeking proposals to demonstrate laser communications between orbiting satellites and aircraft in flight. According to a solicitation posted on SAM .gov, vendors must show how their laser-based solutions can link SDA’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites with a moving aircraft. The vendors will select and provide the aircraft themselves. The […]
