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The new 118th Congress marks a major shift in leadership for committees dealing with civil and military space issues, with many stalwarts retiring and new faces taking the reins.
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Orbital launch attempts have more than tripled since a lull in activity in the early 2000s bottomed out at 55 attempts in 2004. Part of the rapid growth in the past few years is due to a sharp increase in launch vehicle operators . . .
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As the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its life and the U.S. celebrates the 50th anniversary of Skylab, its first space station, the commercial sector is hard at work designing the next generation of space stations in low Earth orbit (LEO).
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NASA has been working to increase collaboration with commercial space companies . . . Karla Smith Jackson, tasked with reshaping NASA’s approach to business, explains key aspects of the new methodology.
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U.S. Space firms battling for workers in an increasingly tight employment market could face a bigger fight after five years of declining enrollment for engineering and science majors at American colleges and universities.
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The future of human activities in space will be determined by economics as much as by technology or political will. The resurgence of space activities in recent decades .
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Related Resources Global space activity by category, 2007-2027 As launch failures grow, satellite operators are more resilient to risk U.S. private sector space employment shows steady growth SNAPSHOT: Global space…
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On-orbit refueling and repair of satellites are old if seemingly commonsense concepts. Government and commercial satellite operators have historically invested significantly in their satellites and squeezing. . .
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The rapidly changing threat environment along with new and disruptive technologies are accelerating the space and cyber workforce needs of our industry. The skills employers value and rely on are evolving and subsequently creating a skills gap. What is being done to meet these new demands?
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Unclassified federal space spending would top $60 billion in 2024 under budgets proposed by the White House March 10, with an extra $5 billion planned for civil and military programs.
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