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militarytech1 year ago

"Space Force Chief Outlines Strategy for Enhanced Commercial Partnerships and Innovation"

Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force, emphasized the need for the U.S. to rapidly develop and field new space-based capabilities to stay ahead of adversaries like Russia and China. He stressed the importance of partnering with commercial industry to harness technological innovation and strengthen the nation's presence in space. The Space Force released a new Commercial Space Strategy document to enhance collaboration with industry partners and modernize its capabilities, but faces challenges in securing military funding and overcoming budgetary delays.

space-exploration1 year ago

"Exploring Mars: NASA's Commercial Partnerships Study"

NASA has requested proposals for studies on potential commercial partnerships to support future Mars science missions, including delivery of payloads and communications and imaging services. The studies, with a value of $200,000 or $300,000, will examine specific design reference missions to explore commercial opportunities for Mars exploration. The agency expects to make awards in April and publish results by summer, aiming to address looming gaps in NASA’s Mars infrastructure and assess the commercial viability of proposed missions.

space2 years ago

NASA's Draft Strategy for Long-Term Robotic Mars Exploration

NASA has released a draft strategy for long-term robotic exploration of Mars, emphasizing low-cost missions and potential commercial partnerships. The plan, called "Exploring Mars Together," proposes a steady cadence of missions after Mars Sample Return that would advance science and refresh the infrastructure needed to support other missions. The strategy aims to create a "sustainable" series of missions to Mars, launching relatively low-cost missions during every opportunity, which opens about once every two years. The regular series of smaller missions would be supplemented by medium-class missions similar in size to the New Frontiers line of planetary science missions.