Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy wants commercial providers to infuse cutting-edge space technologies into legacy, big-budget U.S. space systems. Purdy, the Space Force’s top acquisition official, recently signed an acquisition decision memorandum, or
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The Federal Communications Commission is intensifying efforts to pursue spectrum abundance in line with efforts to boost satellite broadband capabilities and solidify U.S. leadership in space. The FCC said Thursday that the initiative, part
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U.S. Space Force Guardians will start training on the Counter Communication System, or CCS, Meadowlands, following the recent approval to field an upgraded version of the platform that L3Harris Technologies developed. The
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NASA has announced an upcoming solicitation for the 2025 Small Business Innovation Research Ignite program, which seeks products and services to support space missions. The space agency is looking for disruptive technologies
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NASA has completed the application of a thermal protection system to the core stage’s liquid hydrogen tank at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The agency said Tuesday the recent development brings
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Experts have confirmed that the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Space Command are receiving increased authorities over offensive counterspace operations and other military activities and equipment, such as anti-satellite weapons, or
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The U.S. Space Command sees the integration, cooperation and strategic partnerships with allied nations and commercial industry as one of the United States’ strongest deterrents. During the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’
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The Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space, or TraCSS, has announced the significant expansion of its cooperative research and development agreement, or CRADA, with SpaceX. Enhancing TraCSS With Collision Avoidance Technology
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NASA engineers at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed the integration of the Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket’s upper stage on May 1 at the Vehicle Assembly Building. The agency said
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration and NASA have recommended allocating radio frequencies in the 18 GHz band for space-to-space communications to keep the United States at the forefront of commercial space.
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