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NASA Letter To FCC Regarding SpaceX Starlink Gen 2 System

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) submits this letter in response to the amendment (SAT-AMD-20210818-00105) filed by Space Exploration Holdings, LLC (SpaceX) for a ...
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NASA Plan to Shoot and Ship Samples of the Red Planet on Hold

NASA Perseverance rover is now on Mars and busily collecting samples, storing the specimens in tubes, then depositing those tubes on the surface for later pick-up. Image credit: NASA. NASA’s ...
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NASA OIG: Review of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate Portfolio

With a fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget of $1.1 billion and approximately 2,500 projects under its management, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) oversees a portfolio of space technology ...
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FAA Proposes Changes To Astronaut Classifications And Other Regulations

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken familiarize themselves with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, the spacecraft that will transport them to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial ...
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Emposat’s Funding Round Highlights Growth Areas for Telemetry, Tracking, and Command

Emposat’s Global TT&C Network. Image credit: Emposat. Oftentimes when people think of the emerging commercial space sector, two things come to mind: rockets and satellites. This is not surprising, as ...
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NASA Requests Funding for $1 Billion ‘Space Tug’ to Deorbit the ISS

The ISS is too large to entirely burn up in the atmosphere. Image credit: NASA. NASA is developing a plan to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of its lifetime, currently ...
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Lunar Outpost Delivers First Flight Model Rover in Record Time

The Lunar Vertex rover at Lunar Outpost prior to shipment to APL. The black cylinder on top is a mass model for the APL Vector Magnetometer–Rover (VMR). The VMR flight model instrument will be ...
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Like a G60 — What’s China Planning with its Other NGSO?

Rendering of “G60 Starlink” Industrial Base. Image credit: ChinaNews.com / Yangtse. For some time, we have been hearing public statements from Chinese decision-makers regarding the country’s LEO ...
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China’s Answer To Starlink Gets A Call from the Central Government

If I may start with a tired, but extremely true pun: covering the Chinese space industry inevitably involves a lot of reading of tea leaves. Speeches and press releases are full of party jargon. The ...
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Memorandum of Understanding Between The National Aeronautics And Space Administration and The United States Space Force

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States Space Force (USSF), through this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), affirm a strong interest in continuing their ...
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Sierra Space Working with NASA on Crewed Dream Chaser

Dream Chaser shuttle during taxi tests at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Test Center in California. Image credit: Sierra Space. Sierra Space is working with NASA to develop a crewed version of its Dream ...
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Portuguese Government Authorizes €9.25 Million in Funding for New Space Agency

The Portuguese government has authorized annual funding of €9.25 million ($10.25 million) for the Portuguese Space Agency (PSA), spanning between 2023 and 2027, according to a resolution of the ...