Space Force’s SMC took off this past year, despite the pandemic
In November of 2019, on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) finally... Read More
Don’t call it a comeback – hosted payloads have been here for years
A little less than a year ago, Space News’ Debra Werner took a detailed look at hosted payloads in an article entitled,... Read More
The Government Satellite Report Year in Review – 2017
The future space environment will need to be more resilient and capable of responding to an evolving set of threats, challenges and... Read More
GOLD’s journey: From a small payload in a lab to operating in outer space
NASA’s upcoming Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission, which will study the weather at the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere... Read More
NASA GOLD Infographic
Thank you for your interest in this infographic. Please fill out the form below to download. NASA is launching two science missions... Read More
What do you need to start a hosted payload program at a university?
In a previous post on The Government Satellite Report, we discussed the challenges and advantages of academic involvement with a hosted payload... Read More
Understanding the Realities of Implementing a Hosted Payload Program at a University
In a previous post on the Government Satellite Report, we examined NASA’s GOLD program (Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk). GOLD... Read More
New video highlights successful hosted payload programs
In a recent post on the Government Satellite Report, we featured a podcast about a Federal Aviation Administration program – the Wide... Read More
FAA WAAS leads the way on hosted payloads in the federal government
In the next few days, a satellite is going to be launched that is host to a payload that will play a... Read More
Satellite advancements have government watching the skies – a 2016 year in review
The Government Satellite Report launched just two years ago, in 2015. The timing of this new, government satellite publication could not have... Read More
