http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:47:21 EDT NASA has announced a $200 million grant to fund the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) project.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/40987.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Artist conception of the SORCE satellite. Image credit: NASA [Satellite TODAY 01-25-13] Orbital Sciences is celebrating the tenth anniversary of successful operation for its Solar and Radiation Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite, the company announced Jan. 25.    SORCE was launched into orbit in... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/40517.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 01-23-13] The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has unveiled initial development details from its Phoenix Program, which aims to recycle older, non-functional satellites for repurposing. The agency launched a video on its website that showcases various prototype arms that can... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/40480.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST The 10 moments of the year that made this generation “share an enthusiasm and wonder a previous generation experienced with the first moon landing.”... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/40330.html Thu, 27 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST South Korea will attempt to launch an experimental satellite aboard its KSLV-1 rocket for the third time Friday.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/39803.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT I would like to start off by reflecting on the passing of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was not only a true icon of the space industry but of life in general. The entire Via Satellite team would like to pass on our condolences to his family. We are now at the countdown stage to the next U.S... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/39482.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 08-31-12] If you are looking for detailed future space policies from either Democratic Incumbent President Barack Obama or Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney, prepare to be disappointed. Neither candidate seems to be offering any specifics outside of a stump speech heavy with... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/39405.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK recently expanded its product line of small, agile satellite buses to meet design requirements for a wider range of missions in civil, national security and commercial applications in both near-term and long-term markets. The manufacturer added four basic configurations to its... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/39253.html Tue, 7 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK was solicited by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late July to provide a modified satellite bus to the agency’s Phoenix program, which aims to develop technologies that will cooperatively harvest and re-use valuable components from retired... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/39254.html Tue, 7 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT The May flight of the SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) marked a milestone in human spaceflight: the first mission by a privately owned, commercial company (one only 10 years old) to rendezvous and dock with an in-orbit space station, to... http://www.satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/39164.html Wed, 1 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT