The Office of Space Commerce within the Department of Commerce has begun soliciting feedback from industry stakeholders on its initial draft concept for a single, opt-in process to authorize novel space activities.
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that calls for the return of American astronauts to the moon by 2028 as part of efforts to ensure U.S. leadership in space exploration,
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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has launched four Department of War research and development satellites into low Earth orbit under the Space Test Program S30 mission. The Electron vehicle lifted off on Thursday
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NASA and its commercial partners are conducting demonstrations of advanced satellite relay capabilities supporting near-Earth science missions as part of the Communications Services Project. What Is NASA’s Communications Services Project? The project, managed
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The Army Contracting Command–Redstone, Space, Missile Defense and Special Programs Directorate has issued a combined sources-sought and intent-to-sole-source notice on behalf of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to conduct
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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink highlighted major changes in the Department of the Air Force’s acquisition process during his keynote speech Thursday at the Spacepower 2025 Conference, the U.S. Space
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has opened a new Rover Operations Center, serving as a central hub for mission operations and a mechanism to support the space technology development efforts of commercial space
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The National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command have launched the NROL-77 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force
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The U.S. Space Force’s Combat Forces Command has announced the operational acceptance of the Long Range Discrimination Radar, or LRDR, a system designed to improve interceptor precision and reduce reaction time in
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The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, or NPRM, aimed at overhauling and modernizing the space and Earth station licensing framework. The Space Modernization for the 21st Century NPRM,
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