NASA has selected Viasat, SES and Astranis to develop commercial Ka-band relay services for spacecraft that now rely on its aging Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) fleet. The contracts are worth up to a combined $1.07 billion.
Procurement
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NASA Opens $10B Lander Pool, Orders Nuclear Rover for Moon Base
NASA selected eight companies for a 10-year, $10 billion follow-on to its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and awarded about $1.3 billion in launch and in-space transport task orders for its Moon Base effort.
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NASA HQ Procurement Blackout Notice
Keith’s Note: NASA warned all employees to not comment on the HQ move procurement.: “NASA Blackout Notice for Solicitation Number AFP_NASA_HQ_2026_0001 for Lease or Purchase of Building to house NASA […]
Posted inFinancial Management
GAO To NASA: Your Action Items Are One Year Overdue
Keith’s note: According to GAO: “Dear Administrator Isaacman: The purpose of this letter is to call your personal attention to three areas where open recommendations to the National Aeronautics and […]
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New Spacesuits May Delay NASA Lunar Landings
Keith’s note: according to a new NASA OIG report “NASAâs Acquisition of Next-Generation Spacesuit Services“: “NASA faces challenges in ensuring next-generation spacesuits are available to meet the Agencyâs current schedules […]
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Workforce Directive: Restoring NASAâs Core Competencies
Keith’s note: On Friday NASA distributed memo to the entire workforce titled “Workforce Directive: Restoring NASAâs Core Competencies“ accompanied with a video that was posted on social media. (full text […]
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Congress Wants Answers On Major NASA GSFC Actions
Keith’s note: House Science Committee Democrats just issued this press release that includes a letter and detailed spreadsheet listing GSFC changes to personnel, programs, and facilities in excruciating detail – […]
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Big Changes In NASA’s CLD Program
Keith’s note: ICYMI missed the NASA CLD Directive post the other day NASA Commercial LEO Space Stations Acquisition Strategy you are not alone since NASA is not talking about it […]
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NASA Is Rethinking Who Will Run JPL
Keithâs note: this RFI was posted on 3 July 2025: Follow-on for the Operation and Maintenance of the NASA Federally Funded Research and Development Center at Jet Propulsion Laboratory: âThe […]
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Criminal Enforcement Of Regulatory Executive Orders At NASA
Keith’s note: This notice describes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) plans to address criminally liable regulatory offenses under the recent executive order on Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations. […]