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Space

NASA Launches Aquarius to Help Measure Oceans’ Salinity

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

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As a part of a collaborative mission with Argentina’s space agency, Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), NASA last week successfully launched the Delta II Aquarius/SAC-D into space from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The purpose of the mission is to provide unprecedented global maps of surface sea water salinity to discover how our oceans respond to climate change and the water cycle. The Argentine-built SAC-D spacecraft will carry a suite of instruments on the three-year mission in space. Apart from NASA’s Aquarius technology…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]