Exploring the Final Frontier: The Latest Advancements in Space Technology and Research Space travel has long been a subject of fascination for humans, captivating our imagination as we contemplate what lies beyond Earth’s atmosphere. In recent years, significant strides have been made in the field of space technology that are […]
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WASHINGTON — The head of NASA’s space technology directorate warned an advisory group of a “significant impact” to some programs if the Senate version of an appropriations bill for 2024 becomes law. Speaking at a Nov. 30 meeting of the NASA Advisory Council’s technology, innovation and engineering meeting, Prasun Desai, […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat has invested in French venture capital firm Karista’s space technology fund to strengthen ties with startups across Europe, the satellite operator said Sept. 5. The two-year-old fund has so far made early-stage investments ranging from one million to five million euros ($1.1 million to $5.4 million) […]
Satzman: The value of space “has been proven out” WASHINGTON — The war in Ukraine has put on display military forces’ growing reliance on satellites and has created incentives to disrupt opponents’ access to space systems, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, said […]
Army officials said space and cyber technologies should be used in support of special operations and information warfare HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army’s land forces for decades have relied on satellites for communications, navigation and early warning of missile attack. But the Army now wants to figure out other […]
The role government-sponsored research and development plays in the international economic competitiveness of the U.S. – especially high-risk, high-reward research performed by a mix of academia, industry, and government – has been a major topic of conversation in Washington. One often overlooked, yet successful, entity is NASA’s Space Technology Mission […]
The committee’s proposal advocates for greater DoD use of commercial remote sensing satellite data such as radio-frequency and synthetic aperture radar WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on strategic forces on June 8 passed its proposals for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. The strategic forces […]
WASHINGTON — A flat budget for NASA’s space technology programs is “very constraining” for the agency as it faces tough decisions about what efforts it can fund and at what amounts. NASA received $1.1 billion for space technology in the fiscal year 2022 omnibus spending bill passed in mid-March. That […]