NASA to Embrace Commercial Sector for Tracking and Relay Services

Only Existing Missions will Utilize Legacy TDRS After November 8th

NASA is one step closer on its transition to using commercially owned and operated satellite communications services to provide future near-Earth space missions with increased service coverage, availability, and accelerated science and data delivery. 

“TDRS will continue to provide critical support for at least the next decade, but now is the time to emb…