Space firms want White House fix for regulatory tangle, but disagree on how
The National Space Council recently heard suggestions ranging from establishing a licensing "clearinghouse" to temporarily doing away with licensing altogether.
DARPA Doubles Dough For Nuclear-Powered Cislunar Rocket
DARPA's budget documents say cislunar orbit is the "new high ground" at risk of being taken over by US adversaries.
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Next-Gen SMC Launch Study Targets Satellite Maneuver
On-orbit transfer and maneuvering capabilities also could potentially enable future national security satellites to avoid debris or anti-satellite weapons, or underpin space weapons development.
DARPA In Talks With New Robot Sat Servicing Company
The robot satellite known as RSGS will provide four types of service: inspection of anomalies that appear in a satellite's operations; assist with adjustments to a satellite's orbit; correct mechanical problems; and, help install new payloads to upgrade capabilities.
Astroscale US Targets DoD Sat Servicing Market
"DoD is a customer like any other, with a future need for servicing its own satellites to extend mission life," says Astroscale US President Ron Lopez.
Satellite Servicing Industry Wants New Rules
"I think it will be incumbent on governments pretty soon to force operators to have some way to get their satellite out of the way [when it fails] and get it into a proper graveyard orbit," says Michael Pollack, who does business development for Effective Space.
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Lawmakers Call For Halt To DARPA Program: Robots Repairing Satellites
WASHINGTON: Three influential House lawmakers have asked DARPA in a Jan. 25 letter to review a robotic space repair program to see if it violates the National Space Policy by competing with private-sector efforts and to put the program on hold until the review is complete. The National Space Policy requires “that the government not build or […]