LowEarthOrbit
NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Design Development
NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Design Development Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef, a NASA-supported commercial space station, has completed a human-in-the-loop testing milestone as part of a Space Act Agreement with NASA. The test involved individual participants or small groups simulating microgravity operations in life-sized mockups of major station components to provide feedback […]
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It’s time for Europe to choose between US or Chinese satellite tech, says FCC chair
It’s time for Europe to choose between US or Chinese satellite tech, says FCC chair FCC chair Brendan Carr warns European countries that they need to choose between using US or Chinese satellite technology, as politics are influencing long-term decisions. Carr believes Europe is “caught” between Washington and Beijing, with a growing divide in AI […]
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Caroline Cawthon: Supporting America’s Future in Low Earth Orbit
Caroline Cawthon: Supporting America’s Future in Low Earth Orbit Caroline Cawthon joined NASA in 2017 as a contractor supporting the International Space Station and has since held various roles, including certified flight controller, team lead, and lead systems engineer. Cawthon is currently the systems engineering and integration lead for NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development […]
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NASA Continues Support for Private Astronaut Missions to Space Station
NASA Continues Support for Private Astronaut Missions to Space Station 3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft by a Crew-8 member shortly after undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port as the orbital outpost was soaring 272 miles above the […]
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