The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the award of a USD15.5 million contract to Parsons Corporation for system integration and
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Category: Space traffic management
“FAA faces personnel challenges in extending space flight regulatory oversight” – GAO report
The US Federal Aviation Administration is preparing for expanded oversight of human spaceflight by working with industry to develop future regulations and building FAA’s workforce
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Launch and re-entry approvals among FAA Commercial Space Conference topics – Feb 21-22
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hosting the Commercial Space Conference on 21-22 February 2024 in partnership with the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. This year’s theme
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UK CAA seeks applicants to join innovation advisory services team
The UK Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) is looking for an Innovation Services Specialist, to join the expanding advisory services team. Acting as an Innovation Specialist
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RTCA explores the concept of digital flight in white paper ‘enabling future operational concepts’
US standards agency RTCA has published the white paper: Forum for Digital Flight: Enabling Future Operational Concepts in the National Airspace System for All Airspace
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Higher airspace operations: US and UK joint statement calls for ICAO work towards global standards
The governments of the UK, the US, Canada, the EU and its member states, and Japan have issued a joint statement expressing support for the efforts of the International Civil Aviation
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European Space Agency HAPS workshop 12-14 February 2024, Leiden Netherlands
The European Space Agency (ESA) HAPS4ESA workshop will take place on 12-14 February 2024 in Leiden, Netherlands – open to all interested parties from industry,
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US issues NASA patent for space traffic management system architecture
NASA has secured a patent for an initial space traffic management (STM) system architecture from the US government. The development is designed to support the
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AALTO HAPS selects Kenya as first ground station to support Zephyr unmanned aircraft
AALTO CEO Samer Halawi has spoken to Bloomberg about the company’s plan to create an AALTOPORT to deploy, fly and land missions of zephyr in
Read moreFAA requests comments on new definition of UAS, AAM and commercial space vehicle operations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a proposed update of the FAA’s Office of Airports policy regarding the definition of “aeronautical activity” to include
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