official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s commercial partners are actively demonstrating next-generation satellite relay capabilities for spaceflight missions, marking a significant step toward retiring the agency’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system and adopting commercial services. The demonstrations – ranging from real-time spacecraft tracking during launch to transmitting mission commands and scientific data –Continue reading “NASA’s Push Toward Commercial Space Communications Gains Momentum “