{"id":212053,"date":"2025-05-07T00:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=856095"},"modified":"2025-05-07T00:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:08:14","slug":"nasa-expands-spherex-science-return-through-commercial-partnership-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=212053","title":{"rendered":"NASA Expands SPHEREx Science Return Through Commercial Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sectional rendering of NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer).<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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NASA is partnering with commercial industry to expand our knowledge of Earth, our solar system, and beyond. Recently, NASA collaborated with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to support data transfer for the agency\u2019s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore the origins of the universe. <\/p>\n

\u201cNot only is NASA moving toward commercialization, the agency is making technological advancements to existing systems and saving millions of dollars in the process \u2014 all while expanding human knowledge through science and exploration missions,\u201d said Kevin Coggins, associate administrator for NASA\u2019s SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To receive data from missions in space, NASA relies on the Near Space Network and Deep Space Network, a collection of antennas around the globe.<\/p>\n

In preparation for the recently-launched SPHEREx observatory<\/a>, NASA needed to upgrade an antenna on the world\u2019s most remote continent: Antarctica.<\/p>\n

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