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Guest Post: The Launch of STS-131, From the Press Site at the Kennedy Space Center

Student Katherine Ackerman blogs her experience at this morning's launch of Space Shuttle Discovery: "There was a giant rush of air, an enormous flame, and-kaboom-blastoff! I'm torn between saying that it looked like the world was ending and that it looked like the world was being created anew."

SIGNAL Says: Malcolm Green

"NATO SATCOM will certainly be handicapped if interoperability with national systems is not key to the design of how we go forward."--Malcolm Green, chief of CAT 9 NII Communication Infrastructure Services, NC3A

SIGNAL Says: Col. Stephen Hargis, USAF

"These materials and electronics ... have the potential to increase the performance and useful life of the next generation of satellites and launch systems."-Col. Stephen Hargis, USAF

Cool App-titude: NASA Images

Those of us on the East Coast are probably tired of looking at snow, but even if you're located elsewhere on the planet, you can download the NASA Images iPhone app for a variety of gorgeous sights.

Agencies Form Commercial Satellite Communications Services Pact

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have entered into a partnership to streamline acquisition of commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) services. Announced yesterday, the agreement will lead to a hybrid of GSA's multiple award schedules and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts. Officials of both organizations are lauding this collaborative effort as "historic" and agree that the Future Commercial SATCOM Access contract will be worth $5 billion over a 10-year period.

Space Now a Contested Venue

The proliferation of international space systems and an increase in the number of technologies that can physically threaten satellites has led the U.S. Defense Department to redefine space as a contested environment. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has issued a special area of emphasis, or SAE, applying this designation to space for the military community. The result will be a change in the way military personnel view space and incorporate its role in their training regimens.

New Satellite Support for Unmanned Vehicles

Commercial satellite support for U.S.

Aerospace Corporation Awarded Contract for Scientific, Engineering and Technical Support

Aerospace Corporation is being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for $797 milli

U.S. Air Force Looks At European Space

As aerospace operations increasingly beckon, the U.S. Air Force is looking across the Atlantic as well as skyward. It has created a new liaison office designed to coordinate and boost space cooperation with Europe. This comes as both civil government and military entities across the continent are deploying new space-based systems that can complement or enhance U.S. capabilities.

Better Birds Bring Broader Capabilities

Military forces around the world can expect better information sharing beginning next year. The launch of the next generation of satellite communications will bring an order of magnitude jump in communications ability over current capabilities, and the new technology will interact with legacy systems to provide improved services for all users.

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Guest Post: The Launch of STS-131, From the Press Site at the Kennedy Space Center

SIGNAL Says: Malcolm Green

SIGNAL Says: Col. Stephen Hargis, USAF

Cool App-titude: NASA Images

Agencies Form Commercial Satellite Communications Services Pact

Space Now a Contested Venue

New Satellite Support for Unmanned Vehicles

Aerospace Corporation Awarded Contract for Scientific, Engineering and Technical Support

U.S. Air Force Looks At European Space

Better Birds Bring Broader Capabilities