Report of Joint NASA ESA Mission: UK to bid for Mars sample centre
Rocks from Mars could be brought to the UK within the next 20 years, if a bid to host a study facility is successful.
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‘Compass’ China’s Constellation to Offer Free Services
According to Xinhua writer Wang Cong in Beijing is writing that China will be able to provide free global navigation and positioning services by 2020 with its own constellation of satellites named "Compass."
Read MoreLate Breaking News: NASA managers present two shuttle extension options to lawmakers
In what is likely to be the final attempt to close the minimum five year gap between the current shuttle retirement date and debuting of Ares/Orion manned flight capability, NASA has presented an expansive shuttle extension study to lawmakers within the past couple of days . . .
Read MoreCongress MUST Pay Attention To Safeguarding Sat + Space Tech
The U.S. aerospace industry has urged Congress to take steps to safeguard the U.S. technology and industrial base supporting aerospace technology related to satellite electronics and other aerospace systems related to the the nation's space-based military defense systems, which officials say is under threat from a shrinking aerospace workforce, outdated export control rules, and a cumbersome defense acquisition system.
Read MoreNigComSat Now — Nigerian Parliament Pledges Financial Support
The Nigerian parliament has pledged to financially assist Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) in its NigComSat 2 and 3 initiatives, which will help boost the country’s information and telecommunications sector, as well as boost the company’s financials.
Read MoreValidation — U.S. Generosity Is Urged to Make Space Situational Awareness Priority
One of space's areas of concern is space debris, a current and growing threat to U.S. exploration activities.
Read MoreInternational Space University’s Students’ Suggestions for Space Traffic
Shared at Strasbourg, France, this week during the International Space University’s recently completed symposium on "Space for a Safe and Secure World,” the 2007 student study on Space Traffic Management recommended ways to prevent space collisions was released.
Read MoreOpinion: The lack of a NASA administrator now causing real harm
I'm at Johnson Space Center this morning for what should be a day of celebration for the space agency.
Read MoreViaSat Stays Inline For Encryptor Interoperability Spec
ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has received certification from the National Security Agency (NSA) for its High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Interoperability Specification (HAIPE IS) V3.0.2 for the programmable ViaSat AltaSec? KG-250 Inline Network Encryptor (INE).
Read MoreNear-Earth Objects Knowledge In Nebraska
The College of Law at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, is hosting a conference that will examine the legal and institutional challenges of international protocols if large asteroids or other interplanetary objects come too close to Earth for comfort.
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