America must win the race for space solar power — or buy it from China

While Congress debates incremental changes to our energy policy, China is racing to secure perhaps the most transformative energy technology since nuclear power: the ability to beam limitless solar energy […] The post America must win the race for space solar power — or buy it from China appeared first on SpaceNews.

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“GenAI, Operators, and Nerds”: The Triad Behind Groundbreaking Space Domain Awareness

While generative AI accelerates space domain awareness (SDA), going further to link GenAI via multiple large language models (LLMs) delivers revolutionary advantages—allowing space operators to rapidly manage assets, prevent collisions, […] The post “GenAI, Operators, and Nerds”: The Triad Behind Groundbreaking Space Domain Awareness appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Nelson “basically optimistic” about NASA’s future in the next administration

The outgoing administrator of NASA says he is “basically optimistic” about the future of the agency under the person proposed by President-elect Donald Trump to be his successor despite the strong possibility of significant changes to Artemis. The post Nelson “basically optimistic” about NASA’s future in the next administration appeared first on SpaceNews.

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NDAA extends commercial spaceflight learning period and launch indemnification

A defense authorization bill includes language to extend a “learning period” limiting commercial human spaceflight regulations as well as indemnification for commercial launches. The post NDAA extends commercial spaceflight learning period and launch indemnification appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Heliophysics decadal survey recommends two flagship missions for NASA

A new decadal survey for solar and space physics recommends that NASA’s heliophysics program pursue two billion-dollar missions even as the agency proposes to cancel a recommendation from the previous decadal. The post Heliophysics decadal survey recommends two flagship missions for NASA appeared first on SpaceNews.

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