Digital Government
Budget requests for science, research mostly flat
One big winner is likely to be NOAA, which is gearing up to launch new weather satellites in 2016-17.
Modernization
Weather satellite program appears back on track
Four of six instruments designed for NOAA’s next-gen system are ready for integration on the spacecraft, which is scheduled for launch in 2016.
Modernization
NOAA satellites helped save 253 lives in 2013
The orbiting craft are part of a network that detects and locates distress signals from emergency beacons.
Digital Government
Commercial aerospace up, defense down
“Government customers of global defense companies continue to be challenged with affordability and competing domestic priorities,” says a new report from Deloitte.
Digital Government
Four instruments for next-gen weather satellite finished
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager is one of four space-weather instruments that will be aboard NOAA’S GOES-R satellite.
Digital Government
Latest GOES-R instrument ready for installation
SEISS is the third of six major instruments that will fly with GOES-R when it is launched in early 2016.
Digital Government
GAO: NASA needs to reflect IT investments in EA
NASA officials said their failure to comply with the PortfolioStat directive does not translate to a lack of oversight.
Digital Government
NASA begins exploring quantum computing
Scientists face numerous challenges in testing the D-Wave Two’s capabilities, beginning with mapping problems to quantum models.
Acquisition
Bolden: Crew transport project will drive innovation
The next phase of the Commercial Crew Program will "spur American ingenuity," NASA chief says.
Digital Government
Got awesome tech concepts? Call NASA
Seed funding program seeks "revolutionary concepts with the potential to transform aerospace endeavors."
People
Review team recommends ‘gap-filler’ satellite program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration needs to begin work immediately to help mitigate a pending gap in polar-orbiting weather satellite coverage.
Digital Government
NOAA satellite programs earn mixed reviews
Independent review team notes progress on most recommendations, but concerns linger of a gap in coverage "that could be months or years in duration."
Digital Government
NOAA's satellite data hub will be a 'one-stop shop' for priority users
A project under NOAA's National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service would change the way priority users can access satellite data, making it much more useful.
Modernization
Primary instrument ready for GOES-R installation
The Advanced Baseline Imager is the new NOAA satellite's primary instrument for scanning the planet’s weather, oceans and environment.
Digital Government
NOAA preps ground systems for data flood
New satellites will dramatically increase the volume of continuous weather data from which scientists and forecasters must mine useful information.
Digital Government
Unleash your inner inventor on NASA patents
Space agency posts patents in hopes of crowdsourcing new tech solutions.
Digital Government
NASA tests lasers to bring true broadband to space
New system could ease bottlenecks for mission-critical video, images and other data.
Digital Government
On Mars, it's as if the shutdown never happened
NASA kept its rover Curiosity on course during the shutdown. Plus: NOAA assesses impact on satellite programs.
Digital Government
Voyager mission a long-lasting IT success
After more than 30 years, Voyager 1 has left the solar system, still transmitting useful data thanks to long-ago prescient IT choices.
Digital Government
Private sector could bridge satellite gap
NOAA is considering commercial satellite providers as one of several options to keep weather data flowing during a potential three-year gap in the government's satellite coverage.
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