June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
...) engineers control spacecraft in orbit, manage the global tracking station network, and design and build the ground systems that support missions in space. Recent external contracts commissioned by ESA predominantly focused on raising awareness and...
February 2023
Remote sensing by satellite - People’s Republic of China
...and technology projects. It was proposed to build a high-resolution Earth observation system based on satellites, stratospheric airships and aircraft. The associated ground systems would be improved or developed. The combination of these measures had...
18 December 2019
US Senate suggests Artemis delay after requested funding halved
...Program, and $245 million for Advanced Exploration Systems and finally Exploration Ground Systems, $590 million. The Planetary Science budget...new space-based telescope that will help boost ground-based observations in detecting and tracking asteroids....
25 October 2021
NASA is targeting Feb 2022 for first Artemis launch
.... “Our team has demonstrated tremendous dedication preparing for the launch of Artemis I,” said Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems program manager. “While there is still work to be done to get to launch, with continued integrated tests and Wet...
January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
... - the Orion crew vehicle programme, managed at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and the Ground Systems Development and Operations programme, which is converting the facilities at Kennedy Space Center into a next-generation spaceport...
10 June 2016
Intelsat 31 Telecommunications Satellite Successfully Placed in Orbit
...in Kazakhstan. The launch was postponed from its initial launch date due to an issue associated with electrical ground system equipment at Launch Pad 24. The Proton booster that launched Intelsat 31 is 4.1 m (13.5 ft) in diameter along its second and...
