The U.S. Space Force for the second time has taken ownership of a retired National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite to fill gaps in coverage for the U.S. military. The post Space Force gets another weather satellite from NOAA appeared first on SpaceNews.
After a slow start, the Commerce Department says it is making progress on establishing a civil space traffic coordination system that will rely on both commercial and government data. The post Office of Space Commerce touts progress on civil space traffic coordination system appeared first on SpaceNews.
The Department of the Air Force said that WGS-12 meets specific needs that cannot be met by commercial alternatives. The post Air Force validates Boeing’s new WGS satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
A NASA spacecraft is on course to return samples from an asteroid to Earth in less than two days as teams prepare for a variety of both technical and fiscal contingencies. The post NASA ready for OSIRIS-REx sample return appeared first on SpaceNews.
Satellogic is relocating from Uruguay to the United States in a bid for more government business as revenues continue falling short of expectations, the publicly traded Earth observation operator announced Sept. 21. The post Satellogic relocating to the United States in search of government growth appeared first on SpaceNews.
This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. To view all Week in Photos collections, click here.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Melissa Dalton was nominated as under secretary of the Air Force by President Joe Biden Sept. 21.If confirmed, Dalton would be the 28th official to hold the position.“On behalf of the Department of the Air Force, we congratulate the Honorable Melissa Dalton on her nomination to serve as the next [...]
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has introduced legislation that would extend a restriction on the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to regulate commercial human spaceflight safety by another eight years. The post House Speaker introduces bill to extend commercial spaceflight regulatory learning period appeared first on SpaceNews.
Sierra Space conducted another test of its inflatable habitat technology, demonstrating that the module exceeds its requirements even with the addition of a window in its fabric structure. The post Sierra Space tests inflatable module technology appeared first on SpaceNews.
WASHINGTON — True Anomaly, a space industry startup based in Denver, was awarded a $17.4 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to provide software tools to better understand the […] The post True Anomaly gets $17 million Space Force contract for space domain awareness software appeared first on SpaceNews.
