Ideas
If a Satellite Falls on Your House, Space Law Protects You – but There Are No Legal Penalties for Leaving Junk in Orbit
Looking at environmental law here on Earth may give some ideas on how to improve the current legal regime with respect to space debris.
Digital Government
FAA Knows It Needs More Tech Experts, Just Not How Many
The Federal Aviation Administration needs IT experts, as well as specialists in emerging technologies like drones and 3-D printing, but doesn’t have hard, quantitative data on those workforce gaps.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going to Do This Mars Thing
From his private Cape Canaveral, the billionaire is manifesting his own interplanetary reality—whatever it costs.
Cybersecurity
Biden Administration Likely Retaining Trump Doctrine on Cybersecurity in Space
Vice President Kamala Harris is prioritizing cybersecurity as chair of the National Space Council, an official said.
Digital Government
Pentagon Watchdog to Examine How the U.S. Military Handles UFOs
The inspector general launched an evaluation into “actions regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” just before a similar report is due to Congress.
Ideas
Our Most Advanced Technology Can Still Be Bested by a Rock
Earth is doomed if a large asteroid ever comes calling.
Ideas
Space Tourism – 20 Years in the Making – Is Finally Ready for Launch
With companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin hoping to build a future for humanity in space, space tourism is a way to demonstrate both the safety and reliability of space travel to the general public.
Artificial Intelligence
A Better Way to Spot Deep-Faked Satellite Images
Training AIs to look at 26 subtle features may help thwart attempts to peddle fraudulent imagery.
Modernization
Space Command moves for tighter cyber integration
U.S. Space Command is standing up a dedicated joint cyber center to improve integration with U.S. Cyber Command.
Modernization
NOAA Shifts Some Key Environmental Data Processing to the Cloud
It’s an early step in the agency’s broader path toward modernization.
Ideas
NASA Reaches for the Wright Stuff
Just being able to successfully hover off the ground will be a huge victory for the Ingenuity helicopter.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Martian Helicopter Readies for Inaugural Flight on Earth’s Neighbor
The agency provided updates on milestones met—and a glimpse at what’s to come.
Emerging Tech
FCC to Consider Proposal Enabling Spectrum for Commercial Space Launches
Companies currently are approved on an ad-hoc basis to share the federal spectrum during specific operations.
Digital Government
COVID-19 Drove .Gov Search Traffic in 2020 But Not Always About Health
Data on searches performed on .gov websites shows people wanted information on every aspect of the pandemic, as well as continued interest in NASA and immigration.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Let’s Talk About UFOs
What’s behind unidentified aerial phenomena observed by military officials? Are we alone in the universe? Nextgov asks some experts.
Ideas
Securing Space: The Next Frontier of Credential-Based Attacks
Like many other sectors, the space industry needs to secure its supply chain from start to finish.
Cybersecurity
Space Firms Put Aside Rivalries to Share Threat Data
A new clearinghouse has begun gathering and distributing information about threats to space networks, products, and services.
Ideas
Mars Perseverance Mission Already Producing Amazing Moments
Watching the rover plummet only to perform a delicate, ballet-like finish was breathtaking.
Emerging Tech
NASA Releases First Sounds Recorded on Mars’ Surface
The audio was collected via the Perseverance rover.
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