Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, the U.S. Space Force’s acting acquisition executive, said his office is advancing efforts to reform acquisition processes and ramp up oversight of underperforming programs, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. “We’re
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has fast-tracked the third phase of its NOM4D program aimed at building large structures in Earth orbit to two in-space demonstrations instead of laboratory tests. Andrew Detor,
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NASA will update its reusable flight software within the year, according to Ashok Prajapati, core Flight System, or cFS, program manager at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. A steering committee established
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The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has unveiled a new digital engineering program meant to enable U.S. space agencies to protect satellites and other systems critical to national security. Utilizing Digital Twins to
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Breaking Defense reported that the Department of Defense’s acquisition office has issued a memo calling for a review of whether the Space Development Agency should remain an independent entity within the U.S.
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Senate members led by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, have introduced the Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit, or SAFE Orbit, Act, which would require the federal government to advance the country’s
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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, recommended in its 2024 Annual Report released Thursday that the agency develop comprehensive timelines and understanding of resources for the planned transition of the International
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NASA has conducted wind tunnel tests on the X-66 semi-span model to collect data about the aerodynamic forces that could affect the upcoming X-66 experimental aircraft. The test results will reportedly help
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The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Japan have launched their first bilateral space endeavor aimed at strengthening national security. The Space Systems Command said Tuesday Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6, or QZS-6,
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NASA has included critical payloads in a flight test that simulated lunar gravity to prepare them for the Moon and other space exploration missions. During the test, Blue Origin’s New Shepard reusable
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