Up to 24 UAVs are planned to fly simultaneously at six FAA-designated test sites across the U.S. on April 19, in the biggest test yet of NASA’s UAV traffic management (UTM) system.

Astronauts aboard the station plan to extend and pressurize the prototype for a fabric human habitation module to its full 13 ft. length and 10 1/2 ft. diameter in late May.

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In the summer of 2015, Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, says the military created a threat-focused space enterprise vision while working on an ongoing analysis of alternatives on the future of protected satellite communications.

Astronauts can assemble observatories with apertures as large as 20 meters from large components delivered by the Space Launch System (SLS), according to Hubble servicing veteran John Grunsfeld.

The head of U.S. Air Force Space Command says it is true that the military would rather not carry the burden of helping anyone and everyone with collision avoidance and orbital analysis.

Northrop Grumman is finalizing its XS-1 design, with a major review scheduled before work starts on preparing the Phase 2 proposal to Darpa.

New Zealand-based space launch company Rocket Lab has completed the qualification of the second stage of the Electron launch vehicle which will be lofted from a newly constructed site on the east coast of the country’s North Island.