Mercury Systems, an aerospace and defense company, said it will provide solid-state data recorders for NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation science mission. Led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the EMIT mission is aimed at mapping the surface mineralogy of arid dust source regions and understanding how mineral dust warms or cools the Earth’s […]
The U.S. Space Force is reportedly close to launching a new cybersecurity certification process for operators of commercial communications satellites constellations. Jared Reece, program analyst at the Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office, said the goal is to ensure that industry can be trusted to conduct proper cybersecurity assessments of their own systems, Breaking Defense […]
Jacobs has announced a successful on-orbit performance of its Mango One satellite, which was launched in January aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter One rideshare mission. Mango One completed payload checkout and performed radio-frequency survey missions using active electronically scanned arrays and advanced RF payload control electronics, Jacobs said Tuesday. Jacobs said the on-orbit performance […]
NASA has announced the seven winners of its Entrepreneur’s Challenge program, an effort to seek new ideas supporting the development of space instruments and technologies. San Francisco, California-based Starburst Aerospace helped organize the program aimed at increasing the number of startups advancing the government’s development of space technology, NASA said. Florence Tan, acting chief technologist […]
MemComputing, a company specializing in high-performance computing, has been awarded a contract to help the U.S. Space Force address the threat of space debris to valuable assets. Existing robotics technologies are capable of deploying large space structures but are not designed to catch debris, which can threaten space systems critical to national security, MemComputing said […]
The Air Force has awarded MemComputing a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to provide a high-performance computing solution for the Air Force Research Laboratory. AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate has a requirement for technology that can optimize the processing of satellite imagery to track airborne moving target indications, MemComputing said Thursday. The laboratory, in […]
NASA, Blue Origin and Sierra Space have completed a full-scale ultimate burst pressure test for the LIFE habitat structure, a component of the NASA-funded Orbital Reef commercial space station. The test used Marshall Space Flight Center’s capabilities to determine the capabilities of the habitat, a structure made from high-strength webbings and fabric to form a […]
A new Aerospace Corp. study indicates that the Space Development Agency’s acquisition model involving multiple suppliers for its proliferated warfighting space architecture unlocks the rapid supply of new capabilities but it still needs to prove the system’s value at scale. Under PWSA, a network of about 500 low Earth orbit satellites will be launched to […]
NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract worth approximately $112.7 million for the launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s JPSS-4 satellite. The satellite is a critical component component of the Joint Polar Satellite System, a collaborative effort between NASA and NOAA to monitor Earth’s environment, NASA said. The JPSS-4 mission is part of a […]
U.S. Space Force officials have agreed that artificial intelligence will play a significant role in current and future military operations. In the opening remarks of a recent forum hosted by the Space Command and Space Systems Command, Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations, said that adding AI and machine learning to the United […]
