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Lunar Lander Challenge Awards
Posted 11/6/2009At an awards ceremony on November 5, 2009, the X Prize Foundation and NASA culminated the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X Prize Challenge by presenting the Level 2 awards to Masten Space Systems ($1 million for first place) and Armadillo Aerospace ($500,000 for second place). Masten Space Systems also received $150,000 for being the second team to complete the Level 1 challenge.
Kim Presentation from Navigation Conference
Posted 10/28/2009On October 28, Jason Kim from the Office of Space Commercialization presented a GPS status update at the 13th World Congress of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation (IAIN 2009) in Stockholm, Sweden. He spoke on behalf of the National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT, of which he is a member. The presentation is available online at PNT.gov. Kim also participated in a policy discussion panel on developing and future applications of satellite navigation technology.
Final Report of Augustine Committee
Posted 10/22/2009The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee released its final, full-length report on October 22.
U.S. Approval for 1-Meter Commercial Radar Satellite
Posted 10/16/2009NOAA recently disclosed that it granted a license to Northrop Grumman to operate a commercial remote sensing satellite with one-meter synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability. It is the first U.S. license approved for a commercial radar imaging satellite at that resolution level.
Online Registration for Remote Sensing Symposium
Posted 10/8/2009
Registration is now open for the 2010 International Commercial
Remote Sensing Symposium, organized by the Office of Space Commercialization and the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF).
