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NISAR clears on orbit checks and readies for science data flow
After its July 30 launch, the NASA-ISRO NISAR radar mission cleared preliminary health checks and on Aug 15 unfurled its 39-foot 12-meter reflector, then powered up both L-band and S-band SARs. Orbit raising toward a 464-mile 747-kilometer mean altitude began Aug 26, with science-quality images expected within weeks.
Full science begins about 90 days after launch.
he first dual-SAR missio NUVIEW wins $5M Pentagon funding boost for orbital LiDAR project
NUVIEW has secured an additional $5 million award from the Department of Defense's National Security Innovation Capital program to accelerate development of its space-based LiDAR technology. The funding follows earlier NSIC investment and supports the company's mission to deliver high-resolution, three-dimensional mapping of Earth from orbit.
The award will allow NUVIEW to rapidly prototyp USGS introduces first fully integrated national geologic map
In a major milestone for earth sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its most comprehensive national-scale geologic map to date, offering an unprecedented view of the geology both at and beneath the surface across the continental United States.
The new Cooperative National Geologic Map compiles data from more than 100 existing maps and provides the first nationwide platf Initial data available from Metop-SGA1
Initial data available from Metop-SGA1
Revolutionary Metop-SGA1 already transmitting instrument data
New MetOp Second Generation weather satellite returns first data
Less than three weeks since the first MetOp Second Generation weather satellite, MetOp-SG-A1, was launched, this remarkable new satellite has already started transmitting data from two of its cutting-edge instruments, offering a tantalising glimpse of what’s to come.
New findings reveal the cause of potentially damaging electrical discharges on satellites
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SpaceX launch caps busy month, still on track to pass 100 Space Coast missions this year
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Redwire receives $2M NASA contract to advance biotech and orbital research on ISS
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded a NASA single award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at up to $25 million over five years to provide biotechnology facilities, mission integration, and on-orbit operations support aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The arrangement allows NASA to issue future task orders without limit or minimum requirement. China outlines roadmap for growth in satellite communication sector
China has released new guidelines to advance the satellite communication industry, with a focus on improving business access, stimulating innovation in commercial space, and expanding applications across multiple sectors. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said the measures aim to strengthen China's position as both a manufacturing and cyber power, while supporting the broader D Engineering fantasy into reality
Growing up in the suburban town of Spring, Texas, just outside of Houston, Erik Ballesteros couldn't help but be drawn in by the possibilities for humans in space.
It was the early 2000s, and NASA's space shuttle program was the main transport for astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Ballesteros' hometown was less than an hour from Johnson Space Center (JSC), where NASA's m 
