NASA loses contact with CYGNSS hurricane satellite

Artist’s concept of one of the eight CYGNSS satellites in orbit. (Image: NASA/University of Michigan) Since Nov. 26, NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) team has not been able to make contact with one of the eight CYGNSS spacecraft,…

Satellite imagery and mapping have proven to be critical technologies when it comes to disaster relief efforts. The NASA Earth Science Disasters Program has harnessed these technologies to help communities and governments recover from natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and…
NASA completes third phase of UAS airspace testing

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and its NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) partners flew multiple unmanned aerial systems over a week-long testing period at the Nevada UAS Test Site at the Reno-Stead Airport. NASA UTM Testing. Credit: NIAS.…