NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) constellation is scheduled to receive its first on-orbit update in a decade on Jan. 30, sustaining the workhorse fleet as demands for its ...

A Near Space Network antenna scans the skies at the Alaska Satellite Facility in Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo courtesy of NASA Dec. 23 (UPI) --Space missions to the moon, Mars and beyond often get the ...

NASA is one step closer on its transition to using commercially owned and operated satellite communications services to provide future near-Earth space missions with increased service coverage, ...

XICHANG, 27 March (BlTA - Xinhua) - China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday. The ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications (SATCOM), today announced it successfully executed the first flight test of ...

Viasat, Inc. VSAT recently announced that it is collaborating with Blue Origin, a Washington-based space technology company, to demonstrate the Viasat InRange launch telemetry relay service. The ...

The first of three advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) spacecraft, procured for $354 million each, is heading for checkout in a temporary geostationary slot after this Jan. 30 ...

NASA ISS livestream switches to a signal-loss slate after a bright object crosses the frame, sparking UFO questions online as NASA cites routine automated handoffs.

CARLSBAD, Calif., and LONG BEACH, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it selected Rocket Lab USA, Inc (RKLB), ...

On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6. This was the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger. The goal of this mission was to ...

Oct. 16 (UPI) --Advancements in commercial satellite capabilities will enable NASA officials to transition to commercial systems to support its future near-Earth space missions. NASA officials said ...

NASA has announced plans to procure a new communications satellite that would orbit Mars and transmit data to and from the Red Planet. The proposed price tag is $700 million, representing close to 4% ...