A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket will launch the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 civilian polar-orbiting weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID). Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California….
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NASA Administrator Names Glenn Research Center Director
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Dr. Jimmy Kenyon director of the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, effective immediately. Kenyon has served as the acting director of Glenn since June. “Dr. Kenyon is an exceptional leader who will help propel Glenn and NASA forward as we revolutionize air transportation and venture…
5th edition of Europe’s largest B2B event for the space industry, returns Nov to Bremen, Germany
Europe’s must-attend B2B exhibition and conference for space technology and services returns to Bremen, Germany, 15-17 November 2022 Space Tech Expo Europe 2021 was an extremely successful three-day event and has nowestablished itself as the prominent supply-chain meeting place for the space industry andwill welcome more exhibiting companies than any other space event globally in…
Spire Global Unveils Solution for Dark Shipping Detection
Dark ship detection solution is essential to identify and locate vessels suspected of unlawful activities, such as evading sanctions, illegal fishing and human trafficking VIENNA, Va., Nov. 7, 2022 — Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, unveiled a dark shipping detection solution to track vessels that…
NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 5:32 a.m. EST Monday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of…
Luxembourg to Host Space Resources Week in April 2023
The space resources community in growing and this is clear from the increasing number of contributors and participants we have seen attending our Space Resources Week events since 2018. The Space Resources Week 2022 attracted 300 people on-site in Luxembourg and close to 700 people online. The next edition of Space Resources Week will take…
Rocket Lab Launched Year’s 9th Rocket to Orbit
NASA, USAID Partnership Strengthens Global Development
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement Friday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts that advance the federal response to climate change. Specifically, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) enhances and expands the agencies’ longstanding partnership that promotes science and technology solutions to…
As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review
WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a response Friday to the results of an independent review board convened to determine why the mission to study a metal-rich asteroid of the same name missed its planned 2022 launch opportunity. The mission is…
NASA Leaders to Participate in Annual Global Climate Conference
NASA will participate in the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which begins Sunday, Nov. 6, and runs through Friday, Nov. 18. The COP27 summit brings together countries from around the world to increase ambition by implementing existing goals and strengthening commitments to solutions that address…