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Three questions that could shape a second Trump administration’s goals for space

Will there be an Elon Musk effect and other key questions regarding President-elect Trump's plans for space.

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Trump’s climate skepticism could hurt military operations

Proposals to “dismantle” NOAA and roll back energy efforts pose “a huge risk,” said one expert.

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Industry execs weigh potential impacts of presidential transition

A group of senior leaders at government contractors outline the challenges and opportunities they see in a second Trump term.

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An agency-by-agency look at Trump's plan to overhaul government

The president-elect's vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.

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Maxar finds buyer for radar, sensor tech group

The space technology company makes a portfolio reshaping move close to one year after its restructuring.

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New solid-rocket maker aims to start production next year

Ursa Major says 3D printing will help deliver missile motors more quickly and cheaply than today’s players.

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RTX will pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD, allegedly bribing Qatari official

That’s on top of the $200 million levied in August for illegal exports to China and elsewhere.

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Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans

Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life.

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NewSpring acquires radar system provider

C Speed's primary customer is the Customs and Border Protection agency, for which the company operates and maintains air surveillance radars.

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NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s

A crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries.

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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time

But designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy.

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Commerce launches initial phase of its space traffic coordination system

The new system will provide conjunction data messages “for approximately 1,000 space objects six times a day” during phase 1.0.

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The Norwegian fishing town that’s trying to help solve GPS jamming

At Jammertest 2024, industry wanted to know how their systems would respond to interference.

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Aerojet digging ‘out of this hole’ as it clears rocket backlog, president says

Thousands of motors behind schedule last year, the company says its deliveries are catching up again.

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What time is it on the moon? NIST proposes an answer

The establishment of universal moon time would support lunar GPS for future missions.

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IBM, NASA and Oak Ridge develop a new AI foundation model for weather

The foundation artificial intelligence model will handle specific meteorological data to offer improved accuracy in weather patterns and forecasting.