The Space Force is developing a new ground system to exploit data from space-based infrared sensors. Credit: TAP lab

SciTec gets $5 million Space Force contract to process data from missile-warning satellites

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 7 February 2022 The nine-month contract is to process data from SBIRS sensors in highly elliptical orbit WASHINGTON — SciTec won a $5 million contract from the Space Force to develop a software application that analyzes data from U.S. missile-warning satellites, the company announced

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Origins of State Surveillance

By Will Griffin, 7 February 2022 “State surveillance has been an integral part of American political life far longer than we might imagine.” - Alfred McCoy, Tom Dispatch The modern surveillance state is now ubiquitous; it's everywhere, all the time. In 2013, Edward Snowden may have proved that the state,

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Streaks from satellites cross the Pleiades on a long-duration exposure, illustration the interference the growing number of satellites can have on astronomy. Credit: T. Hansen/IAU OAE/CC

New center to coordinate work to mitigate effect of satellite constellations on astronomy

By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 5 February 2022 WASHINGTON — The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is establishing a center to help astronomers deal with the adverse effects of satellite constellations. The IAU said Feb. 3 it selected a proposal jointly submitted by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, or

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US needs to temper reliance on at-risk-undersea internet cables, satellites can help: Arospace

By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 3 February 2022 "Undersea cable infrastructure is ripe for sabotage," said Karen Jones, one of the authors of the study. WASHINGTON: Some 430 undersea fiber optic cables carry 99% of intercontinental internet traffic, and those lifelines of global commerce are highly vulnerable to

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Bill could give Maine an advantage in new space race

By Randy Billings, Published by Press Herald, 2 February 2022 Proponents say establishing the Maine Space Port Corp. as a quasi-state agency would maximize investments into aerospace technology from federal sources and private venture capitalists. Maine soon could get a boost in a new and increasingly competitive space race. One

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