AST Commits to Steps to Lessen Constellation Impact on Astronomy

AST Commits to Steps to Lessen Constellation Impact on Astronomy

Aiming to limit its constellation's effect on ground-based astronomy, AST SpaceMobile announced Monday that it signed a coordination agreement with the National Science Foundation to work with it and the astronomy community. AST said the mitigation steps promised under the...

AST SpaceMobile to Coordinate with National Science Foundation

A Coordination Agreement has been signed by the U.S. National Science Foundation and AST SpaceMobile to implement best practices between satellite communications and ground-based optical, infrared, and radio astronomy observations."This agreement highlights our ongoing commitment to responsible stewardship of space and active cooperation with the global scientific community." Abel Avellan, AST SpaceMobileUnder this agreement, AST SpaceMobile com…