![Consortium unveils greenhouse gas monitoring constellation Carbon Mapper]()
A consortium led by the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Planet announced plans April 15 for a constellation of hyperspectral satellites to pinpoint, quantify and track point sources of methane and carbon dioxide.
![Rep. Lieu praises move to establish Space Force acquisitions command in Los Angeles]()
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) hailed the April 8 announcement that Los Angeles Air Force Base will be the permanent home of the U.S. Space Force procurement command.
![Space Force to establish a new command to oversee technology development and acquisition]()
The Space Force will re-designate the Space and Missile Systems Center as the headquarters of a new Space Systems Command.
![Space agencies welcome new entrants developing satellites for tracking greenhouse gases]()
As a growing number of organizations propose satellites to monitor greenhouse gases, national space agencies who already operate such spacecraft welcome those new entrants — as long as they’re willing to share their results.
![California legislators move forward bill to create California Aerospace Commission]()
California Assembly Appropriations Committee backs plan to create a California Aerospace and Aviation Commission to recommend action the governor and state legislature could take to retain jobs and encourage the industry's growth.
![Lawmakers advance plan for California Aerospace and Aviation Commission]()
California lawmakers discuss plans to create a California Aerospace and Aviation Commission to retain jobs and encourage the industry's growth.
![California eyes launch income regulation, not a new tax]()
California is expected to approve a regulation, supported by SpaceX, that spells out how the state will determine the amount of income tax launch companies will be required to pay.
![Sierra Nevada To Close California Propulsion Facility]()
SNC is in the process of closing a California facility that has worked on hybrid propulsion systems.
![California House Members Urge Launch Competition]()
A large, bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers from California has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to broaden competition in its national security launch program and to move away from a Russian-made rocket engine sooner rather than later.
The bill exempts hardware and related items developed by space companies in the state from local property taxes.
![Earth Science & Climate Monitoring | NASA Lends a Hand in Parched California]()
When researchers at JPL began measuring snow levels in a Sierra Nevada river basin, operators of the reservoir below showed little interest in their plans because they already obtained detailed data on the snowpack from pillows designed to measure the weight of snow and tubes plunged into the snow at regular intervals.
![Musk Says SpaceX Being “Extremely Paranoid” as It Readies for Falcon 9’s California Debut]()
The flight would be Falcon 9’s first from a newly refurbished launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
About two days after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, the commercially operated Dragon space capsule laden with 760 kilograms of return cargo from the international space station arrived at port in San Pedro, Calif.
![California Details Shuttle Endeavour’s Road Trip Itinerary]()
HOUSTON — Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final flight plan — and road trip map — were revealed Aug. 8, previewing the cross-country, and cross-county, routes the retired NASA orbiter will follow before landing at the California Science Center for display.
Virgin Galactic and the Spaceship Company — Virgin’s joint venture with Scaled Composites to build the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane and its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft — announced April 30 they are seeking to fill a combined 18 positions.
