Tag: Space Symposium
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Karman Space Director Details Artemis II Support at Space Symposium
How Did Karman Space Support NASA’s Artemis II Mission? Karman Space & Defense provided critical engineering support for NASA’s Artemis Program Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission, according to Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert speaking at the 2026 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The company’s involvement highlights the growing role of specialized…
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Microsoft and HPE put AI to the test on International Space Station … with gloves
An image of a spacewalker’s gloves is analyzed for signs of wear using AI. (Microsoft Photo) “Check my spacewalking gloves, HAL.” The HAL 9000 computer that starred in “2001: A Space Odyssey” — and made such a mess of maintenance issues on the Discovery One spaceship — isn’t on the job on the International Space…
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BlackSky shares time-lapse satellite views
BlackSky’s Earth-imaging satellites provided this view of Melbourne’s waterfront and central business district. Ships can be seen plying the waters of the Yarra River. (BlackSky Photo) Seattle-based BlackSky says the first two Earth-imaging satellites in its Global constellation are up and running, with the ability to capture 1-meter-resolution views of the same spot on the…
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DARPA Launch Challenge offers $10M top prize for rapid-turnaround orbital liftoffs
The DARPA Launch Challenge is designed to provide more incentives for the development of flexible, responsive launch systems. (DARPA Illustration) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Almost 15 years after a $10 million competition gave a boost to private-sector spaceflight, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is kicking off another launch contest with a $10 million grand…
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Sierra Nevada Corp. gears up to build a cargo spaceship – and a space station
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser atmospheric test vehicle is on display at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sierra Nevada Corp. is showing off a prototype of its Dream Chaser space plane, but its focus is quickly shifting to building the real thing to send to orbit.…
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Acting NASA administrator’s parting words: Accept risk wisely, with ‘eyes wide open’
Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot is dwarfed by a chart showing Earth, the moon and Mars at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. “I realize it’s not to scale,” Lightfoot said. “It is to scale, though, in priority.” (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — NASA should rethink its approach to the risks of…
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lays out his plan to streamline space regulations
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears on a giant video screen as he addresses the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross today pledged to make outer space more business-friendly as part of his drive to turn his department into the “one-stop shop for space commerce.”…
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White House readies new system for space traffic management, VP Mike Pence says
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. (Space Symposium via YouTube) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Trump administration is getting set to sign off on a new set of procedures for managing space traffic and minimizing space junk, Vice President Mike Pence said today. During an opening address to the 34th…
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Orbital ATK christens its next-generation rocket: Say hello to OmegA with an ‘A’
An artist’s conception shows Orbital ATK’s OmegA rocket in flight. The capital “A” could be read as a nod to ATK, which merged with Orbital Sciences Corp. in 2014. (Orbital ATK Illustration) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Orbital ATK’s entrant in the competition for national security launches has a new name: OmegA. The project also has…
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SNC and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin show off hardware at Colorado’s Space Symposium
Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin and Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Mark Sirangelo get an early look at SNC’s Dream Chaser atmospheric test plane. (SNC Photo) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A year after Blue Origin put its New Shepard rocket booster on public display for the first time, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space venture has brought its BE-4 rocket…