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Space Accomplishments 2021-2024
From 2021 to 2024, the U.S. took significant strides in advancing space commerce and safety. Key initiatives included developing a modern space traffic safety system to address orbital congestion and…
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The S1000D IETP Data Analytics and Product Feedback
As artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics evolve, their role in product support and maintenance will only strengthen. This white paper emphasizes the importance of investing in these technologies, showing…
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NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy
NASA defines space sustainability as the ability to maintain the conduct of space activities indefinitely into the future in a manner that is safe, peaceful, and responsible to meet the…
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NASA’s Climate Adaptation Plan
NASA’s policy requires the integration of climate considerations into its policies, strategies, and partner engagements. The agency commits to identifying and implementing adaptation strategies to prevent mission impacts from climate…
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Powering Space Exploration
On both terrestrial and non-terrestrial planets and the space between, human technology thrives using a well-known power: solar energy. This executive briefing probes photovoltaic technologies used in space exploration, highlighting…
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Eyes Wide Open: Harnessing the Remote Sensing and...
Remote sensing has a long history in the United States, but a relatively short commercial one. The 2020 National Space Policy explicitly states “that long-term United States national security and…
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Landsat Next on the Horizon
In December 2022, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey presented initial details about Landsat Next, the next proposed launch in the Landsat series of Earth-observing…
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The U.S. Army’s Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
The U.S. Army is acquiring a family of small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) for ground maneuver elements at the battalion level and below to provide real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and target…
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Explore the Universe with the First E-Book from...
Fermi provides a unique view of the universe and allows us to study some of its most curious phenomena. Fermi’s position in low-Earth orbit enables it to detect thousands of…
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2024 DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy
The commercial space sector’s innovative capabilities, scalable production, and rapid technology refresh rates provide pathways to enhance the resilience of national security space architecture and strengthen deterrence. This Department of…
Learn MoreApplication of the Hybrid Satellite Network...
The space sector is transitioning towards Hybrid Satellite Networks (HSN), an aggregation of independently owned and operated terminals, antennas, satellites, payloads, or other components that comprise a satellite system. The…
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Commercial Space Transportation: FAA’s Oversight...
The number of commercial launch and reentry operations carrying humans is a small proportion of the overall number of commercial space operations—about 10 percent in 2023—but it is growing. This…
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Mine Games: Securing America’s Critical Mineral...
The Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has listed 50 critical minerals that constitute a strategic vulnerability for the nation’s security and prosperity. And now,…
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Artemis: NASA’s Program to Return Humans to the...
Between 1969 and 1972, the Apollo program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) landed 12 American men on the Moon and returned them safely to Earth. Since then,…
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Reconceptualizing the Space Domain Beyond Historic...
Strategies for waging land, air, and sea wars have been ongoing for as long as humans have existed in those domains. Technological advances over the last century have necessitated the…
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