Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Enhances Public Safety with CentralSquare Technologies' Pro Suite

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

CentralSquare Technologies , an industry leader in public sector technology, today announced that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) funded by NASA, has selected CentralSquare Technologies’ Public Safety Pro Suite to replace Caliber Public Safety and Motorola Solutions.

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  • CentralSquare Technologies , an industry leader in public sector technology, today announced that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) funded by NASA, has selected CentralSquare Technologies’ Public Safety Pro Suite to replace Caliber Public Safety and Motorola Solutions.
  • NASA JPL will upgrade its campus safety technology to the Pro Suite , including new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Record Management System (RMS), 911 and Mobile solutions.
  • With CentralSquare Pro Suite, NASA JPL gains advanced capabilities for in-office and field operations.
  • "Within the Pro Suite our connected CAD system can streamline queries, while our mobile functionality enables instant access to calls, all while maintaining critical security."

Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Plays Vital Role in NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Psyche spacecraft, part of NASA's ambitious deep space exploration, completes its crucial 100-day checkout phase, Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, a leader in high-reliability circuit card assembly and contract manufacturing, announces its significant role in this milestone. Launched on October 13, 2023, aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the Psyche mission has successfully deployed its solar arrays and entered the operational phase, thanks in part to Spectrum's high-precision circuit boards.

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  • "Spectrum's circuit boards are at the heart of the Psyche spacecraft's communication systems," says Jeff Gilbert, Chief Operating Officer of Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.
  • This advancement is critical for the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment , designed to drastically improve long-distance space communication.
  • Spectrum's contributions are integral to the success of this mission, highlighting the company's leading role in developing technologies critical for the future of space exploration.
  • Spectrum has a rich history in aerospace, including projects like the James Webb Space Telescope and the Roman Space Telescope.

Frontier Aerospace TALOS® Engines Used For Space Exploration

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frontier Aerospace, a leader in next-generation liquid rocket engines used for commercial space, exploration, and missile defense, reveals its attitude control and axial thrusters were used during Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission.

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  • MON-25 cold propellant thrusters used in space, an industry-first
    THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frontier Aerospace, a leader in next-generation liquid rocket engines used for commercial space, exploration, and missile defense, reveals its attitude control and axial thrusters were used during Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission.
  • Frontier Aerospace provided a complete flight set of Thruster Advancement for Low-Temperature Operations in Space (TALOS®) attitude control and axial thrusters for the Peregrine Lunar Lander .
  • "Their contributions have accelerated the realization of this technology and strengthened the collaborative spirit that defines space exploration.
  • The mission marked the first time cold propellant engines, using MON-25, were used for an exploration mission.

Awards Gala to honor Gwynne Shotwell and Dr. Laurie Leshin, and unveil the 2024 Edison Award Winners

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

Edison Awards Announces 2024 Finalists Honoring the Best Innovators and Innovations in the World.

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  • Edison Awards Announces 2024 Finalists Honoring the Best Innovators and Innovations in the World.
  • "Thomas Edison once shared, 'There's a way to do it better…find it,'" said Frank Bonafilia, Executive Director of The Edison Awards.
  • "Our 2024 Edison Award finalists have found and created game-changing solutions to live safer, healthier and more productive lives.
  • Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be announced at the Edison Awards Gala on Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Fort Myers, FL.

Advanced Space's Resilient CAPSTONE Mission for NASA is Operating at the Moon for 445 Days: Continues to Transform Exploration with Cutting Edge Technology

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce that CAPSTONE™ – the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – continues to be "The Little Satellite That Could" as it flies near the Moon over 440 days. The spacecraft is conducting operations in Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO); achieving record-long mission operational "up times;" conducting experiments that demonstrate its usefulness for position, navigation, and timing (PNT); and for testing software at the Moon.

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  • CAPSTONE™ continues to be “The Little Satellite That Could” as it flies near the Moon for 445 days.
  • The 112 days were interrupted by a system reset caused by a ground station being unavailable as scheduled.
  • On the positive side, this brief reset meant that the spacecraft operated as designed when it didn't hear from us.
  • Currently, CAPSTONE is using the NASA DSN ground architecture, but other ground segments could be demonstrated.

NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

They will arrive to the space station for a short duration handover with NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission

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  • They will arrive to the space station for a short duration handover with NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission
    This will be the first spaceflight for Cardman, who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017.
  • With a total of 203 days in space, this will be Hague's third launch and second mission to the orbiting laboratory.
  • Five months later, Hague launched aboard Soyuz MS-12 and served as a flight engineer aboard the space station during Expeditions 59 and 60.
  • Hague conducted three spacewalks, to upgrade space station power systems and install a docking adapter for commercial spacecraft.

High-tech Startup Seatrec Wins Support, $1 Million Loan Through American Lending Center

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

It’s a Happy New Year for Seatrec CEO and founder Dr. Yi Chao and his team, with the closing of a $1 million loan through American Lending Center (ALC).

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  • It’s a Happy New Year for Seatrec CEO and founder Dr. Yi Chao and his team, with the closing of a $1 million loan through American Lending Center (ALC).
  • This infusion of capital signifies a step forward for Seatrec’s innovative initiatives as a Climate Tech startup, qualifying for the Climate Tech Finance Program.
  • Seatrec is amongst the first startup tech companies to qualify for the Climate Tech Finance loan guarantee program administered by the State of California.
  • “We’re a private company working with the government to support a high-tech entrepreneur – that’s a basic tenet for both American Lending Center and Sunstone Management.

VERSES and NASA Partner to Pursue Standards for Space Industry

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

NASA seeks to advance international and interagency collaboration on space exploration efforts through technology and policy standards.

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  • NASA seeks to advance international and interagency collaboration on space exploration efforts through technology and policy standards.
  • NASA, JPL and many other stakeholders in the new “space race” have a vested interest in standardizing infrastructure and supporting the space economy, which Morgan Stanley estimates may grow to $1 Trillion by 2040.
  • The international space agency community is actively seeking to develop standards for space exploration.
  • Therefore, the Artemis Accords call for partner nations to utilize open international standards, develop new standards when necessary, and strive to support interoperability to the greatest extent practical,” says NASA.

Ocean Innovation Highlighted at COP28 in Shared Commitment Between Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, OceanX, and the World Economic Forum's 1000 Ocean Startups

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, OceanX, and the World Economic Forum's 1000 Ocean Startups Coalition today celebrated two partnerships promoting ocean innovation during the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE.

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  • The World Economic Forum and OceanX's collaboration provides OceanXplorer's cutting-edge technology to ocean start-ups, supported by the Forum's 1000 Ocean Startups coalition (1000OS) to promote blue technology.
  • We are very honored to be joined in our mission by the World Economic Forum's 1000 Ocean Startups coalition.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with the World Economic Forum's 1000 Ocean Startups coalition to support and promote ocean technology and innovation that furthers our shared goal of creating global change for the ocean."
  • "OceanX and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation are early champions in the field of ocean innovation.

COP28: Leading scientists release national data on land carbon critical to Global Stocktake

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, non-profit CTrees updated its carbon inventory statistics and maps for all forest and non-forest lands in every country around the world. This independent carbon data can now be used by anyone to measure, report, and verify carbon — including countries heading into COP28 negotiations. With 2022 data now available, CTrees' version 2.0 of the free Jurisdictional MRV tool offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive global data on land carbon emission inventories available from any source.

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  • This independent carbon data can now be used by anyone to measure, report, and verify carbon — including countries heading into COP28 negotiations.
  • With 2022 data now available, CTrees' version 2.0 of the free Jurisdictional MRV tool offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive global data on land carbon emission inventories available from any source.
  • The version 2.0 of the tool includes an interactive carbon map and charts with historical data on carbon stocks, emissions, and removals from all vegetation on land —  forests, grasslands, wetlands, mangroves, savannahs, shrublands, tundra, and more.
  • The data is produced by leading scientists applying peer-reviewed, AI-enabled methodologies in a groundbreaking cloud platform that integrates data from a variety of sources, including satellite imagery from optical and radar satellites, air and space-based lidar, and forest inventory data.