The Government Accountability Office said there are lapses with the U.S. Air Force‘s process for selecting the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command. The federal oversight body compared the Air Force’s selection methods against 21 best practices for analyzing alternatives. According to a GAO report, the military branch had shortfalls in transparency and credibility. In […]
NASA has selected new instrument suites that will help experts explore the moon under the Artemis program. The Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer will explore the summit of one of the Gruithuisen Domes, whose formation involved a kind of silica-rich magma, unlike on Earth, where the evolution of similar structures would have involved plate […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced the selection of Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to help with the development of next-generation spacesuits that astronauts will use when working outside the International Space Station and exploring the lunar surface. Developing spacesuits better suited for the rigors of deep space will be crucial to longer-term plans […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that it has launched the second phase of its Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, a competition for advancing technology in excavating the moon’s surface. The contest is in line with efforts to make astronauts less dependent on supply deliveries from Earth by giving the technologies to mine the […]
Space engineering services provider a.i. solutions has secured the U.S. Space Force‘s potential seven-year, $217 million Prototype Operations I contract to support the Space Systems Command‘s Innovation and Prototyping Directorate. Under the POPS-I indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, a.i. solutions will lead a team that will provide support for concept development, readiness, launch, on-orbit testing and evaluation, operations […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that the third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System series is scheduled for launch on Nov. 1. The JPSS-2 climate satellite, which was developed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is set to lift off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a United Launch Alliance […]
The U.S. Space Force has implemented its new cybersecurity standards for commercial satellite service providers. Jared Reece, an official in the Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office, explained that the new Infrastructure Asset Pre-Assessment program is designed to give satellite companies an incentive to bolster their security, Air Force Magazine reported Tuesday. The Space Force […]
NASA has awarded nearly $50 million in first-round funding to 257 small businesses and 41 research institutions to fund projects that would support future space explorations. The projects that will be supported by the funding include the development of sensors, software, materials, a solar panel coating and the manufacturing component of Ad Astra Rocket Company’s […]
Virginia-headquartered Iridium Communications announced that, together with General Dynamics Mission Systems, it has been awarded a $324.5 million contract by the Space Development Agency to establish the ground operations component of an upcoming satellite constellation. The deal primarily calls for building the ground entry points and operations centers for the National Defense Space Architecture, Iridium […]
NASA announced that its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign has entered into information exchange agreements with four organizations. The agency’s advanced air mobility mission is focused on ensuring safety and equitability in emerging aviation markets, according to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s website. Electra Aero, OverAir, Supernal and Ellis & Associates are now part […]
