With the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, the most popular one that NASA is best known for now is it’s role in the International Space Station. Astronauts have lived and worked onboard the ISS…
January 31, 2022
Recently, astronauts on the ISS had to take shelter after a Russian anti-satellite weapon test created a dangerous cloud of space debris. Naturally, the US government is deeply concerned about the risk posed by space…
January 3, 2022
Could NASA be doing more to protect us from asteroids? Should it bring the Space Shuttle back? Questions like these are being asked by the folks at the Concerned American Aerospace Engineers. While certainly budget…
January 3, 2022
We’ll start the year off talking about NASA’s latest accomplishment, getting one of the biggest telescopes into space ever. Though the James Webb telescope still has a long way to go, the amount technical work…
January 3, 2022
From GPS, to weathertech, to national security, satellite imagery is used for all sorts of important aspects of life here on Earth. Now, one company is looking to vastly improve the quality of those images,…
December 6, 2021
The role of NASA administrator is one of the more unique positions in the federal government. Many agencies have a tough time just planning for next year, well imagine having to plan for projects that…
December 6, 2021
NASA is launching a new mission that will revolutionize how we “talk” with future missions in space, including at the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration is tasked with using lasers to…
December 6, 2021
It has been a pretty busy month for NASA, two major projects just got off the ground, literally. The first you may have heard of since it will help us learn how to change the…
December 6, 2021
We’ve talked a lot about emerging aerospace companies on this show, so we thought it was time to speak with one of them. York Space builds satellites to their customers likings and are in the…
November 9, 2021
With more and more critical infrastructure relying on space technology, security of that tech becomes a major concern. For that to work, government agencies and major industry partners will need to work together. Enter the…
November 9, 2021
York Space builds satellites to their customers likings and are in the process of expanding their headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
November 9, 2021
The amount of wildfires and major weather disasters is only increasing stretching first responders and those trying to help very thin. A new program involving space technology though looks to help disaster response team get…
September 28, 2021
The Air Force Research Laboratory is calling on universities to propose space missions with defense and educational purposes attached to it. It’s AFRL’s 11th year doing this from it’s university nanosatellite program. To find out…
September 28, 2021
We began today with a bit of more nuanced conversation about the commercial space industry. The main question, have we reached a point where the government needs to play a bigger role in regulating who…
September 28, 2021