European parliamentarian seeks to build up ties between U.S. and E.U. in space
Friday, 03 June 2022 11:15
A member of the European Parliament is touring the United States to help enhance space policy relationships while also promoting an effort to develop a European space law.
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Earth from Space: Puglia, Italy
Friday, 03 June 2022 07:00
Part of Puglia, or Apulia, a region in southern Italy, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
NASA moon mission set to break record in navigation signal test
Thursday, 02 June 2022 19:58
As the Artemis missions journey to the moon and NASA plans for the long voyage to Mars, new navigation capabilities will be key to science, discovery, and human exploration.
Through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, will deliver an experimental payload to the moon's Mare Crisium basin. NASA's Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) payload will test a powerful new lunar navigation capability using Earth's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals at the moon for the first time. GNSS refers to satellite constellations commonly used for position, navigation, and timing services on Earth.
NASA to buy five additional Crew Dragon flights
Thursday, 02 June 2022 19:13
NASA is planning to purchase five more Crew Dragon missions to the International Space Station from SpaceX, a move the agency says is needed to ensure long-term access to the station.
Lockheed and ABL’s first UK vertical launch slips into 2023
Thursday, 02 June 2022 18:37
Lockheed Martin no longer expects its UK Pathfinder mission will fly this year, although it remains in the running to perform the first-ever vertical launch to orbit from British soil.
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GAO: U.S. Space Command basing decision process fell short on ‘transparency and credibility’
Thursday, 02 June 2022 14:41
GAO in a June 2 report said the Air Force’s basing selection process for U.S. Space Command lacked transparency and credibility.
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Frame for Artemis IV
Thursday, 02 June 2022 13:48
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The fourth European Service Module structure to power astronauts on NASA's Orion spacecraft to the Moon is now complete. The structure is seen here at a Thales Alenia Space site in Turin, Italy.
The module is now on its way to Airbus’ clean rooms in Bremen, Germany where engineers will complete the integration and carry out final tests.
As the powerhouse for the Orion spacecraft, the European Service Module provides propulsion and the consumables astronauts need to stay alive.
Much like the load-bearing frame of a car, this structure forms the basis for all further assembly of the spacecraft, including 11 km
Kleos executes agreement with US Navy for maritime domain awareness exercise
Thursday, 02 June 2022 11:48
Kleos Space Inc., a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Mission-as-a-Service provider (MaaS), announces successful execution of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Division, Crane (NSWC Crane) for joint data experimentation.
Under the CRADA agreement, Kleos will provide its radio frequency (RF) ai solutions to support US Space Force for Prototype Operations I Contract
Thursday, 02 June 2022 11:48
a.i. solutions announces that it has been awarded a Small Business Set-Aside Prime Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) with a value of $217 million to provide on-console satellite operations support for the U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command's Innovation and Prototyping Delta (SSC/SZI).
The Prototype Operatio COFFEE program jump-starts integrable filtering for wideband superiority
Thursday, 02 June 2022 11:48
The radio frequency (RF) spectrum environment is rapidly evolving. To achieve superiority in electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) operations in the modern era - including over adversaries gaining ground in the domain - requires higher-level performance and flexibility in critical elements. One area of priority: heightened multifunctionality and granular optimization in Active Electronically Scanned Ar Five things to know about NASA's new mineral dust detector
Thursday, 02 June 2022 11:48
Each year, strong winds carry more than a billion metric tons - or the weight of 10,000 aircraft carriers - of mineral dust from Earth's deserts and other dry regions through the atmosphere. While scientists know that the dust affects the environment and climate, they don't have enough data to determine, in detail, what those effects are or may be in the future - at least not yet.
Launchin Long March 2C launches 9 navigation test satellites for Chinese automaker
Thursday, 02 June 2022 10:57
A Long March 2C launched nine positioning and connectivity test satellites early Thursday, in a first step for a constellation to support autonomous driving for automaker Geely.
Momentus attempting to fix anomalies with first Vigoride tug
Thursday, 02 June 2022 10:39
A week after the launch of its first space tug, Momentus is still dealing with “anomalies” with the vehicle, but the company’s chief executive remains optimistic those issues will be resolved.
Ursa Major announces new engine to replace unavailable Russian-made engines
Thursday, 02 June 2022 09:11
Ursa Major, America's only privately funded company that focuses solely on rocket propulsion, has introduced the latest in its line of engines. Arroway is a 200,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and methane staged combustion engine that will serve markets including current U.S. national security missions, commercial satellite launches, orbital space stations, and future missions not yet conceived.