A sharp increase in hardware orbiting Earth could mean more harmful metals lingering in the atmosphere, according to a new study.
U.S. ‘on schedule’ in race with China to land people on moon, NASA chief says
China recently landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the moon for the fourth time, but NASA’s Bill Nelson says the U.S. will return astronauts there within a few years.
US allies cite progress, but say more needed for collective response to space threats
US Space Command’s recently realigned and renamed Joint Commercial Operations cell is one example of successful joint operations, agreed the four European space leaders.
GOES-U nears launch with a new sun sensor
SAN FRANCISCO – The primary difference between the geostationary weather satellite scheduled to launch June 25 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and its predecessors is its solar-viewing instrument.
USSF-62 launch: Aerospace supports delivery of key weather satellite to orbit
The United States Space Force (USSF) successfully delivered the USSF-62 mission carrying a next-generation environmental monitoring satellite system, known as Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M), into low Earth orbit.
Aerospace develops new capability to deorbit small spacecraft
A team at Aerospace recently developed a prototype deorbit motor that could enable space operators to safely retire their spacecraft on demand, which is now more essential than ever to space missions.
Space Workforce 2030’s National Space Day shows kids the wonders of space
Building off the success of this inaugural event, SWF2030 will lead an annual celebration of National Space Day and plans to expand every year to welcome more students get inspired by space.
Aerospace advances space enterprise and workforce initiatives at Space Symposium 39
Aerospace’s presence resonated throughout the industry’s premier conference, with leaders and experts shaping and contributing to key enterprise-wide initiatives throughout the week.
NASA seeks input on space technology shortfalls
WASHINGTON — NASA is seeking public input on how to prioritize nearly 200 topics in space technology to improve how it invests limited funding on them. The agency has released a list of 187 “technology shortfalls,” or topics where current technology requires additional development to meet NASA’s future needs
Space Force opens bidding for classified communications satellites
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a major procurement of next-generation communications satellites critical to the nation’s nuclear command, control and communications network.