NASA Announces New Hosted Payload Mission
NASA has selected a proposal from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., to build the first space-based instrument to …
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Space Station Delivery Service Enters Operational Phase
Today, another SpaceX Dragon capsule delivered more cargo to the International Space Station. It was the first such delivery under …
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First Commercial Resupply Mission Reaches International Space Station
Today, the Dragon space capsule developed and launched by SpaceX — a U.S. commercial space firm — successfully delivered approximately …
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Douglas to Speak at Commercial Remote Sensing Forum
On April 27, Eve Douglas of the Office of Space Commercialization will speak at a Space Enterprise Council forum on …
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Report on Satellite Export Control Policy Reform
On April 18, the Departments of Defense and State released a report on space export control policy reform, recommending that …
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NASA Awards Hosted Payload Contract for Laser Communications Demo
In April 2012, NASA announced a $3 million contract with Space Systems/Loral to initiate the process of hosting the Laser …
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FCC Blocks LightSquared Operations
On February 14, 2012, the FCC announced that, based on NTIA’s recommendation, “the Commission will not lift the prohibition” on …
2012 Joint Announcement on U.S.-Japan GPS Cooperation
The governments of the United States and Japan held their 9th plenary meeting in Washington, D.C., on January 18, 2012, …
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Launch of Commercially Hosted Air Force Payload
On September 21, 2011, the Air Force’s Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) was successfully launched into orbit on an Ariane …
House Science Committee Hearing on LightSquared Impacts to GPS
On September 8, 2011, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a hearing on the impacts of the …
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NOAA Official to Testify on GPS Interference Issue
On September 8, the House Science Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed LightSquared wireless communications network and …
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New NASA Flight Demos Include Two Hosted Payload Missions
Today NASA announced its selection of three Technology Demonstration Missions, including the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) and the Deep …
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