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Memorandum of Understanding Between The National Aeronautics And Space Administration and The United States Space Force

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States Space Force (USSF), through this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), affirm a strong interest in continuing their ...
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National In-Space Servicing, Assembly, And Manufacturing Implementation Plan

The development of In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities represents the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to scientific and technological innovation, economic ...
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NASA Will Leave Mars Samples in Orbit Following “Orderly Shutdown” of Sample Return Program

The Capture, Containment, and Return System is part of the multi-mission Mars Sample Return program being planned by NASA and European Space Agency (ESA). Image credit: NASA/GSFC. NASA has begun ...
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New Space Philosophy Podcast Episode – An Interview With Katya Echazarreta

This week on Multiverse Media’s Space Philosophy podcast, we’re announcing our interview with Katya Echazarreta. Hosted by renowned space philosopher and author Frank White, our bi-weekly podcast ...
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Revised, Post-launch Report On SpaceX Starship Now Available For Download

The SpaceX Starship on its launch pad, a few days before its April 2023 test flight. Image credit: SpaceX. Last month, SpaceX Starship, the largest rocket anyone has ever built, took off. Its flight ...
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Nectaris Fossae And Protva Valles On Mars

This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows Nectaris Fossae and Protva Valles, complex geological features found on Mars. Round impact craters are scattered across the frame, and a band of fractured ...
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SolarFlex solar arrays set to fly on Space INSPIRE satellites

Thales Alenia Space recently completed the assembly and testing of an engineering model of the solar array for our Space INSPIRE product line. Thales Alenia Space recently completed the assembly and ...
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iRocket Collaborates with Air Force Research Laboratory on Development of Next-Generation Reusable Rockets

iRocket has exclusive use of the High Thrust Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base which can test up to ten million pounds of thrust. Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) has signed a ...
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Satcom Direct Government to divest COMSAT teleports to Goonhilly in asset transfer deal

SD Government, the satellite communications provider for global governments, has entered into an agreement for the sale of the COMSAT Southbury, CT. and Santa Paula, CA. teleports to UK-based ...
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NASA OIG: Audit of NASA’s Engineering Services Contract at Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center’s (Kennedy) Engineering Contract with Vencore is valued at approximately $1.9 billion and provides the Center with a wide variety of services ranging from laboratory and shop ...
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NASA Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Opportunity for Human Research Program Chief Scientist (REVISED)

This opportunity is open to the public and advertised on USAJOBS via announcement number JSC-21-SL-11103727https://www.usajobs.gov/ GetJob/ViewDetails/601512100. This ...
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NASA Rocket Flight Software for Artemis II Meets Testing Checkpoint

The first Artemis astronauts have begun crew training for their Artemis II mission around the Moon, and teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are testing and configuring ...