Emerging Tech
Third Time's a Charm? NOAA Reschedules Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launch
Wind delayed the two previous launch dates.
Digital Government
How NOAA Plans to Improve Tracking Harvey-Like Storms
As the agency's next-gen satellites come online, it expects more accurate forecasts and increased lead time for severe weather.
Modernization
NASA crowdsources HPC software upgrade
The space agency is running a competition to attract coders to improve the performance of its FUN3D supercomputing simulation software.
Digital Government
GSA rolls out space-based SIN
The agency hopes Schedule 70 special item number for Earth observation solutions will help speed uptake of emerging satellite services.
Acquisition
A smoking gun for government contracting -- will it be in Trump's crosshairs?
Steve Kelman suggests that satellite launches hold a lesson -- and a warning -- for the future of IT acquisition.
Digital Government
FAA should examine near-space vehicles, GAO says
GAO has told the FAA to take a look at how it might regulate near-space vehicles as commercialization of the last frontier continues.
Digital Government
DARPA transfers powerful space telescope to the Air Force
The Air Force Space Command is taking over operations of a sophisticated telescope built to survey and track space debris and satellites.
Digital Government
FAA looks to take over commercial space traffic control
The Federal Aviation Administration is making the case that it and not the military should police commercial space traffic, and Congress is helping the flight agency take the first step.
Digital Government
Government approves first-ever private moon voyage
In what could be considered peak privatization, the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared a commercial firm to conduct a lunar landing.
Digital Government
DARPA network shields against space junk
DARPA hit a milestone for a data network aimed at avoiding collisions in Earth's orbit.
Digital Government
Launch delay won't open weather data gap, NOAA says
NOAA bumped the launch of a key weather data collection satellite to October 2016, but the agency doesn't anticipate a gap in weather forecast data because of the change.
People
Wynn takes the CIO reins at NASA
The space agency's new top tech official takes over two months ahead of schedule.
Modernization
NRO opens up on R&D
A broad agency announcement presents an uncommon window into the secretive National Reconnaissance Office.
Cybersecurity
Booking a satellite, busting on executive orders and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Pictures from the stars, powered by cloud
NASA's Pluto flyby beamed never-before-seen images to audiences new and old. Cloud services helped make the event go smoothly.
Digital Government
Pluto flyby earned NASA social media gold
NASA tweeted up a storm, engaged openly tongue-in-cheek on Twitter and gave Instagram the first look at a historic moment in U.S. space exploration history.
Digital Government
NASA picks 9 tools to scope out icy moon – and maybe alien life
Europa, frozen moon of Jupiter, might hold vast oceans and even life. NASA has OK'd a fleet of instruments aimed at exposing her secrets.
Acquisition
Calling all space tech
NASA announced several multimillion dollar initiatives reaching out to industry and academia. The goal: investing in the future of space technology.
Modernization
Navy cloud and Air Force space launch
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Cloud SIN, space tech, fed data and transition planning
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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