How NASA's work led to commercial spaceflight revolution
Wednesday, 10 May 2023 10:54
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Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2023
For more than 60 years, NASA has pushed the boundaries of human exploration for the benefit of all, and now the agency's influence and experience are fueling U.S. commercial industry's growth in human spaceflight in low Earth orbit.
In the not-too-distant past, one had to be sponsored by a government to fly to space. Now, fully private crews strap into commercially owned and operated human
For more than 60 years, NASA has pushed the boundaries of human exploration for the benefit of all, and now the agency's influence and experience are fueling U.S. commercial industry's growth in human spaceflight in low Earth orbit.
In the not-too-distant past, one had to be sponsored by a government to fly to space. Now, fully private crews strap into commercially owned and operated human EELS slithers into new robotics terrain
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Pasadena CA (JPL) May 09, 2023
A versatile robot that would autonomously map, traverse, and explore previously inaccessible destinations is being put to the test at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
How do you create a robot that can go places no one has ever seen before - on its own, without real-time human input? A team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that's creating a snake-like robot for traversing extreme terra
A versatile robot that would autonomously map, traverse, and explore previously inaccessible destinations is being put to the test at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
How do you create a robot that can go places no one has ever seen before - on its own, without real-time human input? A team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that's creating a snake-like robot for traversing extreme terra Japan okays GPS tracking for bail after Ghosn case
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Tokyo (AFP) May 10, 2023
Japan on Wednesday enacted a law authorising courts to use GPS for tracking defendants on bail, a measure pushed for after the dramatic 2019 escape of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn.
The revised criminal proceedings law approved Wednesday will enable courts to order the placement of GPS devices on defendants to prevent them from fleeing Japan.
The defendants will be banned from removin
Japan on Wednesday enacted a law authorising courts to use GPS for tracking defendants on bail, a measure pushed for after the dramatic 2019 escape of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn.
The revised criminal proceedings law approved Wednesday will enable courts to order the placement of GPS devices on defendants to prevent them from fleeing Japan.
The defendants will be banned from removin Airbus Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 telecoms satellite shipped to launch site
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Paris, France (SPX) May 10, 2023
Airbus' latest next generation geostationary Eurostar Neo satellite Arabsat BADR-8 has been shipped to Cape Canaveral, ready for launch. The satellite will provide connectivity over Europe, Middle East, Africa, and central Asia and also features a world first Airbus' innovative space demonstrator TELEO to provide space to ground optical communicationsc at gigabit speeds.
Airbus' relationsh
Airbus' latest next generation geostationary Eurostar Neo satellite Arabsat BADR-8 has been shipped to Cape Canaveral, ready for launch. The satellite will provide connectivity over Europe, Middle East, Africa, and central Asia and also features a world first Airbus' innovative space demonstrator TELEO to provide space to ground optical communicationsc at gigabit speeds.
Airbus' relationsh SSC Evolved Strategic SATCOM Program uses competition to drive threat-focused
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Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) May 09, 2023
In response to growing space threats, the Space System Command's (SSC) Space Development Corps Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) program, ESS, is aggressively leveraging Middle Tier Acquisition authorities and competition to rapidly identify, prototype, and field an innovative next-generation strategic SATCOM system.
From Sept. - Nov. 2020, the Space Systems Command award
In response to growing space threats, the Space System Command's (SSC) Space Development Corps Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) program, ESS, is aggressively leveraging Middle Tier Acquisition authorities and competition to rapidly identify, prototype, and field an innovative next-generation strategic SATCOM system.
From Sept. - Nov. 2020, the Space Systems Command award Draft RFP released for Space Test Experiments Platform STEP 2
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Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 09, 2023
A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract effort is available now via SAM.gov for industry feedback submissions through Friday, May 19.
This groundbreaking STEP 2.0 initiative is an integral next step in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP) managed by Space Systems Command (SSC). STEP 2.0 aims to advance the Uni
A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract effort is available now via SAM.gov for industry feedback submissions through Friday, May 19.
This groundbreaking STEP 2.0 initiative is an integral next step in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP) managed by Space Systems Command (SSC). STEP 2.0 aims to advance the Uni CesiumAstro to supply 7 comms payloads to Raytheon for SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.
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Austin TX (SPX) May 09, 2023
CesiumAstro reports that the company was selected by Raytheon Technologies to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) RF communications payload for integration into seven space vehicles supporting Space Development Agency's (SDA's) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.
CesiumAstro's Vireo payload will be the first Ka-band, multi-beam communications system operating in SDA's Prolif
CesiumAstro reports that the company was selected by Raytheon Technologies to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) RF communications payload for integration into seven space vehicles supporting Space Development Agency's (SDA's) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.
CesiumAstro's Vireo payload will be the first Ka-band, multi-beam communications system operating in SDA's Prolif Rocket Lab sees itself as leader of the small launch industry
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As other companies suffer technical or financial setbacks, Rocket Lab says it believes it is the leader in the small launch market with little competition.
Virgin Galactic looks ahead to future spaceplanes as it gears up for return to space
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As Virgin Galactic prepares to finally begin commercial flights, the company is providing new details about how its next generation of vehicles can put the company on a path to profitability.
Florida-based intercity rail service adopts Starlink
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Brightline said it has become the first passenger rail company to offer Starlink satellite broadband, which it plans to deploy on a total 10 trains connecting cities across parts of Florida this summer.
Possible meteorite crashes into New Jersey home, no injuries
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Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site
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Small launch vehicle developer Orbex says that it has started construction on its launch site in northern Scotland, but remains guarded about when it plans to start launching from there.
UK unconditionally approves Viasat’s Inmarsat takeover
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Viasat’s plan to buy London-based Inmarsat has just regulators left to clear in the United States and Europe after getting unconditional approval from the United Kingdom.
Former congressman Mac Thornberry joins CesiumAstro’s board of advisers
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Former Texas congressman William “Mac” Thornbery, who led the House Armed Services Committee, has joined the board of advisers of CesiumAstro
The satellite boom is far from over
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The global satellite industry is booming and now dominates the rapidly expanding space economy. For 2023 and beyond, look for the sector to maintain its robust growth.