By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 24 January 2023 WASHINGTON — NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will cooperate on the development and flight demonstration of a nuclear propulsion system with applications for both national security and space exploration. During a special session of the AIAA SciTech Forum
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 24 Januart 2023 Calvelli said DoD should stop designing bespoke satellites buses and use commercial products CHANTILLY, Va. — The era of massive satellites needs to be in the rear view mirror for the Department of Defense, the head of military space acquisitions told
Published by UK Space Agency, 23 January 2023 The UK Space Agency has announced £50 million of funding for ambitious and innovative projects that will supercharge the UK’s satellite communications industry. The UK Space Agency has announced £50 million of funding for ambitious and innovative projects that will supercharge the
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 23 January 2023 SDA said the rebranding does not reflect any change to the mission WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency is renaming its planned network of military satellites “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture,” the agency announced Jan. 23. SDA, a former Defense Department agency
By Scott Ritter, Published by Energy Intelligence, 23 January 2023 A recent statement by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) head Bill Nelson that the US was in a space race with China, when combined with recent moves by both the US and China to militarize space, could send the
By Lee Trewhela, Published by Cornwall Live, 23 January 2023 Space boss also addresses reports Scotland could now beat Cornwall to the UK's first satellite rocket launch The boss of Spaceport Cornwall has strenuously denied claims that the Virgin Orbit rocket launch mission from Newquay only had a 50/50 chance
By Debra Werner, Published by SpaceNews, 23 January 2023 Image: Hurricane Sandy turned west in 2012 before making landfall in New Jersey. Without microwave sensor data, forecasters would have called for the storm to make landfall 24 hours later than it did and to strike Maine. Credit: National Weather Service
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 23 January 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — The U.K. announced 50 million British pounds ($62 million) in funding Jan. 23 for projects that could boost the country’s satellite communications industry. The UK Space Agency said the funding pot is open to a wide range of
