Reducing the Risks of Space, Part 2: New Ideas in Space Safety, we explore policy, law, technology and operations in development now to manage the challenging space environment of the future. Features a conversation with Dr. Grant Cates, Senior Project Leader for the Space Architecture Department at The Aerospace Corporation.
The Space Force announced two new missions to demonstrate how highly maneuverable space vehicles can enable the service to quickly respond to real-time threats.
WASHINGTON — The National Reconnaissance Office and the Pentagon are making strides in their collaborative effort to use surveillance satellites to track targets on the battlefield, NRO Director Christopher Scolese said Oct. 3.
WASHINGTON — Companies developing commercial space stations want NASA to offer more opportunities to fly precursor missions to the International Space Station to help them gain experience and stimulate customer interest.
Present-day efforts to return to the Moon aren’t motivated by nostalgia; they represent the beginning of a sustained human presence, economy, and operations in cislunar space, paving the way for future expeditions deeper into and eventually beyond the Solar System.
In the coming years, the Space Development Agency plans to launch hundreds of satellites to low Earth orbit to track missiles and support targeting missions. But what happens when those spacecraft, each built to last about five years, are no longer operational?
Tameika Hollis, former CEO of Illuminate, was appointed vice president and chief information officer at The Aerospace Corp., effective Oct. 7. Aerospace said Thursday Hollis, an experienced national security executive, will have oversight of the nonprofit’s information technology, security, safety and facilities organizations.
Aerospace’s Physical Sciences Laboratories (PSL) recently hosted a Labs Image Challenge, inviting staff to submit the best imagery from their labs and work.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off in the early hours of Tuesday morning carrying a crew that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk and travel higher than any crewed mission in fifty years.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is moving ahead with efforts to develop rules for the disposal of upper stages as another Centaur upper stage breaks apart in orbit.
