“When you launch in a rocket, you’re not really flying that rocket. You’re just sort of hanging on.” - Michael P. Anderson

NASA Awards Atmosphere Research Support Contract

NASA has selected Science and Technology Corp. of Columbia, Maryland, to support atmospheric science research and development at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Atmosphere Support is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ordering value of $163.1 million. The contract will have an effective date of Monday, Nov. 3, […]

Next chapter in space defense: Satellites that never stop moving

Concepts like ‘dynamic space operations’ and ‘sustained space maneuver’ refer not only to extending the life of satellites but also to allowing them to ‘take action’ The post Next chapter in space defense: Satellites that never stop moving appeared first on SpaceNews.

ESCAPADE launch on New Glenn planned for late October or early November

The second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA smallsat mission to Mars, is now expected in late October or early November. The post ESCAPADE launch on New Glenn planned for late October or early November appeared first on SpaceNews.