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Pentagon to Move Forward On AEP Upgrades for GPS, As DoD Cancels GPS OCX
The Pentagon has decided to end the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) by RTX and instead move forward on upgrades to the existing ground system for GPS, the Lockheed Martin Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP). Lockheed Martin said last Thursday that it had received a $105 million AEP contract. In response to a Defense Daily question on Thursday just after the…
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Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military’s most troubled space programs
The Pentagon has canceled a ground control system for the US military’s GPS satellite navigation network after the program’s enduring problems “proved insurmountable,” the US Space Force announced in a press release Monday. The Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System, known by the acronym OCX, was officially canceled by Michael Duffey, the Pentagon’s defense acquisition…
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NASA and Axiom react to OIG Report on delays in Next-Generation Spacesuit Program
NASA’s leadership and Axiom have reacted to a warning from the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) that the agency’s ambitious plan to field next-generation spacesuits for lunar landings and International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks is significantly behind schedule. The report, titled “NASA’s Acquisition of Next-Generation Spacesuit Services”, details how developmental delays, a risky acquisition…
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What’s the deal with spacesuits for the Moon? Will they be ready in time?
After the successful conclusion of the Artemis II mission earlier this month, focus turned to what comes next in NASA’s roadmap to return humans to the Moon. The biggest question concerned the readiness of lunar landers, the complex and essential machines needed to take astronauts down to the lunar surface and back up to orbit.…
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Roman Space Telescope Launches September, 8 Months Early
Will the Roman Space Telescope Launch on Schedule? NASA announced today that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in September 2026, eight months ahead of its original May 2027 schedule and coming in under its $4.2 billion cost cap. The wide-field infrared observatory, designed to investigate dark energy and hunt for exoplanets, represents…
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10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2024 | August 2024
Rising interest rates have made for a tough fundraising environment for space startups in the past year and a half. This environment has put the value of business cases in critical focus for investors. Yet, creative startups with strong business cases are still attracting attention. From April to June of this year, space startups received…
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Eutelsat Retires GEO Satellite 139 West A to Graveyard Orbit
Eutelsat has retired its Geostationary Orbit (GEO) communications satellite Eutelsat 139 West A after 22 years of service. The operator said in a Tuesday statement that the satellite completed orbit-raising maneuvers and was transferred to a graveyard orbit. The final command to the satellite was sent on April 12. The satellite was built by European…
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KACST and ispace Partners for Development of Lunar Exploration Technologies
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced the signing of a strategic partnership with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), in its capacity as the national laboratory and innovation park in Saudi Arabia, to expand cooperation in the development of lunar exploration technologies and build national capabilities in this field, in line…
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Tomorrow.io Advances Space-Based Weather Intelligence with Microwave Sounder Satellite
Tomorrow.io is expanding the space-based capabilities through a constellation of microwave sounder satellites designed to enhance global weather forecasting. By integrating advanced sensing technologies with data analytics, the company is addressing critical gaps in atmospheric data, particularly over oceans and remote regions where traditional observation systems remain limited. As climate variability increases and weather patterns…
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Thales Alenia Space, Airbus and RADMOR Partner for Poland’s Sovereign Satellite
Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and RADMOR, announced the signing of an industrial cooperation agreement to develop a geostationary defence telecommunications satellite dedicated to the Polish Ministry of Defence. The announcement was made during a ceremony attended by Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, and…