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A deep look at the commercial space industry from both the public and private sector. We discuss topics pertaining to the aerospace community with current and former members of the federal government, academics with in-depth knowledge, along with industry leaders, all of whom are paving the way to advance the U.S. space field.

     
  • ITI Council acquires Space Enterprise Council
    Earlier this summer, the Information Technology Industry Council announced it had acquired the Space Enterprise Council. They did this with the hopes of promoting U.S. national security space programs, space cybersecurity, and space education. I…
    July 18, 2023
  • Deloitte adding a space entity to its repertoire
    The accounting firm Deloitte recently announced the launch of a Formal Space Practice to Connect Organizations in Rapidly Growing Global Space Ecosystem. It hopes to start consulting small and large organizations navigate an industry that’s…
    May 23, 2023
  • Investments in the space industry may be down but that doesn’t mean the money’s going away
    Investments in the U.S. space industry dropped 53% to $2.2 billion in the first three months of 2023. That’s according to recent analysis from Space Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in the space…
    May 23, 2023
  • Is it time to categorize space assets as critical infrastructure?
    Recently, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission released a report recommending that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should identify space systems as a critical infrastructure sector. Such a move could help improve the nation’s overall cybersecurity measures, but…
    May 23, 2023
  • NASA’s DEIA efforts could use a boost
    NASA may have been voted the best place to work for the last 11 years, it may still have some work to do in diversifying its workforce. According to a recent report from the agency’s…
    May 23, 2023
  • This is your brain…in space
    Researchers have long known that blasting off into space can have adverse impacts on the brain, from the g-forces associated with liftoff and landing, to t he radiation, microgravity, and isolation of space travel. To…
    April 25, 2023
  • Satellites need cybersecurity measures too
    You’ve heard a lot about cybersecurity within government networks, especially if you’re a devoted listener of us here at Federal News Network. Well now there could be a similar ongoing battle in space, particularly with…
    April 25, 2023
  • Longtime NASA official calls it a career
    At the end of April, a long time NASA official will be stepping down from a prominent posting. Kathryn Lueders will be retiring from the agency after 31 years. Her current position of associate administrator…
    April 25, 2023
  • A panel on Allied Partners in Space Mission
    A bit of different show this week, I have a recording of a panel I hosted last week at the Space Force IT Day hosted by AFCEA NOVA. There were a ton of great discussions…
    March 29, 2023
  • The ISS is long overdue for new wardrobe options
     A new contract from NASA looks to create the next generation of space suits for astronauts. Tasked with the order is Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies business. Along with its other partners, it aims to…
    March 2, 2023
  • Nuclear power could be of some use in space as well
    We begin today with nuclear power in space. The idea of a nuclear-powered spacecraft goes back decades. Now it may become reality. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, and NASA are teaming up on a…
    March 2, 2023
  • The future of GPS could be on the ground rather than in space
    You know when you’re using an app that uses GPS in a major city, and it can’t quite pin point your location? Well, a new tech company in San Francisco may have a new way of…
    January 31, 2023
  • Looking for help with space regulations?
    Creating the technology to get to space is hard enough, something that may be just as or even more difficult, navigating your way through the bureaucratic regulations that you need to comply with. As with…
    January 31, 2023
  • From the ocean to up above, NOAA is getting ready to monitor traffic in space
    We start things off today on the topic of Space Traffic Management. Late last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA took a step forward in its plans to provide space traffic coordination…
    January 31, 2023