ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR NEXT COMMUNICATIONS SPACECRAFT : GREENBELT, MD - The most recent evaluations of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) project confirmed all systems go for a third generation upgrade of the orbiting communications network. TDRS-K is scheduled for launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida in the fall of 2012. Approval to move forward came during a recent APMC meeting at NASA Headquarters.

TDRS FEATURED ON NEW GSFC BLOG, GEEKED ON GODDARD : GREENBELT, MD -- The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) was recently featured on a new blog at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), titled Geeked on Goddard. The post, describing how GSFC's Flight Dynamic Facility plays a critical role providing service to NASA's Space Shuttle Program and International Space Station, mentions TDRS's tracking responsibility.