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L3Harris Technologies won a $765.5 million NASA contract to develop the imager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program.

With several GPS satellites in storage awaiting launch opportunities, the U.S. Space Force decided to press pause on new orders.

A 2020 photo of the Silicon Valley Bank offices in Tempe, Arizona. The upper corner of the office building is framed against a deep blue sky.

Early-stage space firms breathed a sigh of relief after the U.S.

Getting real about space business models

Monday, 13 March 2023 16:08

Stan Crow is an astronautical engineer with 35 years of experience in space, technology, and business roles in the U.S.

U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, addresses students at the Air University faculty at Maxwell Air Force Base, Feb. 27, 2023. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Darius Hutton

President Biden’s $842 billion budget request for the Defense Department for fiscal year 2024 includes $30 billion for the U.S.

Aalyria, the company marketing technology developed by Google parent Alphabet, announced an agreement March 13 with Rivada Space Networks.

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LeoLabs to build radar in Argentina

Monday, 13 March 2023 12:30

LeoLabs is expanding observation over the Southern Hemisphere with a radar in Argentina.

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A year has passed since the launch of the ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover mission was put on hold, but the work has not stopped for the ExoMars teams in Europe.

In this programme, the ESA Web TV crew travel back to Turin, Italy to talk to the teams and watch as new tests are being conducted with the rover’s Earth twin Amalia while the real rover remains carefully stored in an ultra-clean room.

The 15-minute special programme gives an update on what happened since the mission was cancelled in 2022 because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the plan

Europe’s Mars exploration

Monday, 13 March 2023 11:03
Terrae Novae destinations: Mars

The Red Planet has always been on the horizon for space exploration.

European private sector companies developing commercial space transportation services are invited to submit proposals to ESA for co-funding and access to the space agency’s expertise and facilities. This new Boost! programme call for proposals is open through 2025, and follows a successful initial round that closed at the end of 2022.

CesiumAstro enters IFC market

Monday, 13 March 2023 10:00

CesiumAstro is entering the in-flight connectivity market with demonstrations on Airbus airplanes and helicopters.

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An illustration of objects and space debris in Earth orbit.

A NASA study concluded that some methods of removing orbital debris could pay for themselves within a decade by reducing the costs and risks borne by satellite operators.

An illustration of objects and space debris in Earth orbit.

A NASA study concluded that some methods of removing orbital debris could pay for themselves within a decade by reducing the costs and risks borne by satellite operators.

Don't Dream and Drive: Sols 3764-3765

Monday, 13 March 2023 09:16
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 09, 2023
What a contrast! When I look to my right, snow is accumulating on my window (yes, I am under the roof, if you are wondering) and in front of me are pictures of a beautiful red landscape! I am sure you have seen this beautiful mosaic, and we are still very close to that area. Such a stunning view! And now my brain wonders if there ever was snow falling, dancing, quietly, covering it all in
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