Ethereal Space Awarded NOAA SBEM Task Order 1
SpaceNews · 23 Sep 2026
DENVER, Colorado – September 2026 – Ethereal Space, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded Task Order 1 under NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program, following NOAA’s […]
Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation contracts
SpaceNews · 14 Aug 2026
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded contracts to Spire Global and PlanetiQ to provide radio occultation data for terrestrial and space weather forecasts. The NOAA […]
NOAA purchases Spire hyperspectral microwave sounder data
SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2026
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will continue to evaluate data from Spire Global’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) under a $3 million contract extension announced Aug. 4. […]
How space weather forecasting keeps astronauts (and satellites) safe
SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2026
BOULDER, Colorado – The sun’s volatile outbursts, such as storms, flares and other space weather, can cause serious harm to astronauts like the Artemis 2 crew who recently came home, and to satellites. That’s why the Spa...
To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun
NASA · 16 Mar 2026
As four astronauts travel around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field. The crew’s spacecraft, Orion, will carry and protect them as they journey into deep spac...
NOAA seeks more money and flexibility for commercial weather data program
SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intends to dramatically increase commercial weather data purchases, Taylor Jordan, Commerce Department assistant secretary for environmental observation...
NOAA solar observatory reaches Lagrange point 1
SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest space weather observatory has reached Lagrange point 1. The Space Weather Follow On — Lagrange 1 executed its final engine […]
Budget remains tight for scaled-back GeoXO program
SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is keeping close tabs on the cost of the next generation of geostationary weather satellites. The Geostationary and Extended Operations (GeoXO) […]
Final FY2026 NASA/NOAA Appropriations Bill Clears Senate, White House is Next
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 16 Jan 2026
The Senate passed a second minibus of three FY2026 appropriations bills this afternoon that includes the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) bill, which funds NASA and NOAA. It is the final congressional step
Congressional hearing highlights military’s reliance on NOAA data
SpaceNews · 14 Jan 2026
SAN FRANCISCO – A Jan. 13 hearing underscored the importance of ongoing collaboration between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. armed services. U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy witnesses...
Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record
NASA · 22 Dec 2025
Introduction On November 16, 2025, the Sentinel-6B satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. The mission is a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Solar telescope captures flare rich sunspot region in fine detail
SpaceDaily · 4 Dec 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 28, 2025 Scientists using the GREGOR solar telescope in Tenerife have obtained a rare series of high resolution observations of the active region NOAA 14274, a sunspot group that generated two X...
Mitigating radio frequency interference in US weather satellites
SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025
Albany NY (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prepares to launch the next generation of satellites responsible for U.S. weather forecasting and climate monitoring, it's asking resear...
NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992
NASA · 24 Nov 2025
The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a landmark international a...
Solar storm brings new chance of vivid auroras, signal disruptions
SpaceDaily · 14 Nov 2025
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Spectacular displays of auroras at abnormally low latitudes were expected again Wednesday night into Thursday, a result of intense solar activity which also carries risks to communication ne...
3-in-1 Launch
NASA · 25 Sep 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 24, 2025, carrying three missions that will investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mappi...
NASA Aircraft Coordinate Science Flights to Measure Air Quality
NASA · 24 Sep 2025
Magic is in the air. No wait… MAGEQ is in the air, featuring scientists from NASA centers across the country who teamed up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the University of Maryland Balti...
NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space
NASA · 24 Sep 2025
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched three new missions Wednesday to investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. At 7:30 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off...
Falcon 9 launches three space weather missions
SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2025
A Falcon 9 launched a “cosmic carpool” of spacecraft for NASA and NOAA Sept. 24 that will study the sun and its role in space weather.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA, NOAA missions exploring the impacts of the Sun
Spaceflight Now · 24 Sep 2025
The primary payload, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is joined by two rideshare payloads heading to Lagrange Point 1. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is set for 7:30 a.m. EDT...
Lynker and NOAA to create tailored space-weather forecasts
SpaceNews · 24 Sep 2025
SAN FRANCISCO — Lynker Space is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to offer space-weather forecasts tailored for operators of power grids and other elements of U.S. critical infrastructure....
Solar and Space Weather Missions Ready for Launch
Space Scout · 22 Sep 2025
NASA's IMAP mission is set to launch on September 23, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This launch brings 3 separate missions to the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange point: IMAP, the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA...
NASA Rideshares Integrated Ahead of Launch
NASA · 17 Sep 2025
Technicians completed integrating NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite to an Evolved Expendable L...
NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Space Weather Missions
NASA · 15 Sep 2025
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for an observatory designed to study space weather and explore and map the boundaries of our solar neighborhood. Launching with IMAP (Interstellar Mappin...
Upcoming Launch to Boost NASA’s Study of Sun’s Influence Across Space
NASA · 4 Sep 2025
Soon, there will be three new ways to study the Sun’s influence across the solar system with the launch of a trio of NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft. Expected to launch no earli...
NASA, NOAA prep spacecraft trio to study the Sun and its impacts
Spaceflight Now · 29 Aug 2025
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) will be the primary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching no earlier than Sep. 23. The vehicle is joined by the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA’...
NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions
NASA · 8 Aug 2025
NASA invites media to view the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) spacecraft and two other missions — the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’...
Senate Commerce Clears NOAA Nominations
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Jul 2025
The Senate Commerce Committee approved the nominations of Neil Jacobs and Taylor Jordan to top positions at NOAA today. The nominations now must be voted on by the full Senate.
Senate Appropriators Retain Funding for NOAA’s TraCSS Space Traffic System
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 18 Jul 2025
The Senate Appropriations Committee completed consideration of the FY2026 Commerce-Justice-Science bill that funds NOAA and NASA today. The committee rejected the Trump Administration’s proposal to terminate NOAA’s Traff...
NOAA budget proposal seeks to cancel TraCSS
SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2025
The Commerce Department is proposing to end funding for a space traffic coordination program even as beta testing of the service continues.
Summer Begins in Northern Hemisphere
NASA · 20 Jun 2025
This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite was captured at 7:45 a.m. EDT (11:45 UTC) and shows the Americas on June 21, 2012, the start of astronomical summer – in the Northern Hemisphere – that year. The first d...
OMB suggests NOAA scale back plans for geostationary satellites
SpaceNews · 22 Apr 2025
SAN FRANCISCO – A White House budget proposal calls for replacing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future geostationary satellite constellation, GeoXO, with a far less expensive and ambitious program...
A ‘little pillow fort’: Making plans to protect the Artemis 2 crew
SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS — An upcoming exercise will help NASA respond if there is a solar storm during next year’s Artemis 2 mission near the moon. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center […]
NOAA Hit Hard by DOGE Layoffs
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 28 Feb 2025
NOAA is the latest federal agency hit hard by layoffs ordered by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) spearheaded by Elon Musk. The office that issues licenses to
Office of Space Commerce hit by layoffs
SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2025
Layoffs of staff at NOAA have included its Office of Space Commerce, potentially affecting work on space traffic coordination and remote sensing licensing.