NASA calls for SmallSat mission designs using adaptive sensing, edge AI
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Earth Science Technology Office is seeking submissions for the agency's Space to Soil Challenge, an initiative focused...
NASA seeks industry input on multimodal transport contract for flown space vehicles
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is requesting industry feedback on a planned multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the transportation of...
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NASA calls for SmallSat mission designs using adaptive sensing, edge AI
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Earth Science Technology Office is seeking submissions for the agency's Space to Soil Challenge, an initiative focused...
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NASA calls for SmallSat mission designs using adaptive sensing, edge AI
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Earth Science Technology Office is seeking submissions for the agency's Space to Soil Challenge, an initiative focused...
How NCIA strengthens shared awareness in the space domain
Space is a dynamic and rapidly evolving domain that has become critical to the Alliance’s deterrence and defence. A growing number of satellite launches,...
NASA seeks industry input on multimodal transport contract for flown space vehicles
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is requesting industry feedback on a planned multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the transportation of...
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The long road to near-real-time satellite reconnaissance: a chronology
In late 1976, the United States Air Force launched a revolutionary top secret satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Known as the KH-11 KENNEN...
A reinvigorated push for nuclear power in space
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When reporters revisit President John F. Kennedy’s address to a joint session of Congress in 1961, it is often framed as a...
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By Thomas Cheney
A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a man’s home in Florida. NASA later confirmed that the object had...
The new attack surface: from space to smartphone
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A step forward in space export control reform
By Jeff Foust
A decade ago, the commercial space industry in the United States celebrated a hard-fought victory in efforts to reform export controls. After...
NASA and safety: more is better
By Roger Handberg
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Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars
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Space isn’t all about the “race”: rival superpowers must work together for a better future
By Art Cotterell
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The new space race must be run together
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Sixty years ago, the United States embarked on a great space race with the Soviet Union. The new space race is different...
Measuring the depth of India’s space program
By Namrata Goswami
India is emerging as a major Asian powerhouse with respect to space capabilities because of its great power ambition and domestic necessity....
European militaries rush to catch up on space traffic mapping
By Rudy Ruitenberg
The boom in space activity of the past few years has made Earth’s orbit more crowded and dynamic, and Western militaries need to step...
The threat from China and Russia’s space-based SIGINT satellites
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China and Russia have extensive space-based sigint capabilities, which can geolocate transmissions from the radars of UK and NATO allies’ navies. This...

