Senate Armed Services Committee advances 2025 defense policy bill
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-15 10:04
Senate Armed Services Committee clears version of fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. Bill includes compromise language on transfer of Air National Guard space units to the active-duty Space Force. House bill carries significant baggage in the form of controversial social policy amendments. These partisan riders touch on hot-button issues such as abortion access for service members.
Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-15 00:00
The Missile Defense Agency didn’t disclose the date of the flight, which took off from Wallops Island in Virginia. The satellites are part of the Space Development Agency’s constellation of spacecraft designed to detect and observe hypersonic weapons or vehicles. The agencies have 10 missile tracking satellites in orbit — eight from SDA and two from MDA.
Hispasat’s comprehensive fire protection system in three new areas reforested by Green Engine – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-15 00:00
Hispasat has rolled out its comprehensive fire management solution in a forest reforested by Green Engine, an initiative promoted by Repsol Foundation and Sylvestris. The installation has been carried out in the Alpedrinha forest, in Portugal, where Pyro’s Bseed WATCH sensors and visible and infrared panoramic cameras have been installed.
In celebration of Juneteenth – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-15 00:00
June 19 was officially declared a U.S. Holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. In celebration of Juneteenth the Satnews offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 and will reopen on Thursday, June 20. June 19 is the day when the U.S. Government officially recognizes the end of slavery.
ST Engineering iDirect joins WAVE consortium – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-15 00:00
ST Engineering iDirect has been selected as a board member for the newly established Waveform Architecture for Virtualized Ecosystems (WAVE) Consortium. The WAVE Consortium, established in March of 2024, comes at a pivotal moment as the satellite communications industry undergoes a transformative shift.
Albedo’s upcoming launch of Clarity-1 and the early customers – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-06-15 00:00
Albedo is building phone-booth sized satellites that would fly 2x lower than LEO satellites. A contract with SpaceX for the launch of Albedo’s first satellite has now been signed. This time next year, Albedo will be on-orbit capturing imagery.
Requests for Exhibits, Artifacts, or Speakers
NASA has exhibits, artifacts and a pool of speakers available to learning institutions and organizations. The agency has thousands of items available ranging from decommissioned programs, science instruments, small hardware flown in space. Since 2009, NASA has transferred more than 13,000 artifacts from its extensive collection to organizations across all 50 U.S. States.
The Next Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon
Full Moon on the night from the evening of June 21 to the morning of June 22 will have the lowest full Moon of the year. Full Moons are opposite the Sun, so a full Moon near the summer solstice will be low in the sky. For Europe's higher latitudes, when the full Moon is low it shines through more atmosphere, making it more likely to have a reddish color.