NASA to restore core competencies. Starfish Space to provide an Otter for USSF’s SSC. NASA selects missions for the Earth System Explorers Program. And more.
Summary
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has laid out plans to restore the US Space Agency’s core competencies. Starfish Space has been awarded a $54.5 million contract to produce another Otter satellite servicing spacecraft for the US Space Force’s (USSF’s) Space Systems Command (SSC). NASA has selected two missions for continued development as part of the Earth System Explorers Program, and more.
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