Previously called the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, the winner of the fast-track NASA program is widely expected to receive a contract by the end of September under legislation which requires ...

NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration is testing whether spacecraft can switch seamlessly between government and commercial communications networks, similar to ...

Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights. NASA is looking for ways to improve the communications network ...

Mars exploration is heating up. NASA eyes sample returns and crewed landings by the 2030s, but its current relay satellites -- some decades past design life -- struggle with data traffic from rovers, ...

It’s the farthest long-distance phone call in the known universe. When the astronauts of the Artemis II mission embark Wednesday on their scheduled journey beyond Earth’s orbit, in order to phone home ...

New Wireless Access Point, Camera, and Remote Interface Unit Join NASA Human Rated Class 1 Layer 3 Ethernet Switch Family ...

NASA has broken ground near Canberra, Australia, on a project to replace its three 70-meter Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas with a new generation of 34-meter antennas by 2025. The 70-meter (230-foot ...

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