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Space Act Agreements Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:13:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Space Act Agreements Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 The Space Relayers: NASA’s latest bet on the private sector is starting to take shape https://spacenews.com/the-space-relayers-nasas-latest-bet-on-the-private-sector-is-starting-to-take-shape/ https://spacenews.com/the-space-relayers-nasas-latest-bet-on-the-private-sector-is-starting-to-take-shape/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=465902 Illustration of TDRS-13, the final sat- ellite in NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation, which has provided crucial connectivity for govern- ment users like the ISS and the U.S. De- partment of Defense for decades. NASA is transitioning to commercial alternatives to meet future data relay needs.

Illustration of TDRS-13, the final sat- ellite in NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation, which has provided crucial connectivity for govern- ment users like the ISS and the U.S. De- partment of Defense for decades. NASA is transitioning to commercial alternatives to meet future data relay needs.

Illustration of TDRS-13, the final sat- ellite in NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation, which has provided crucial connectivity for govern- ment users like the ISS and the U.S. De- partment of Defense for decades. NASA is transitioning to commercial alternatives to meet future data relay needs.

NASA is just months away from closing off its data relay satellite fleet to new users in preparation for switching over to commercial alternatives.

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