{
  "id": 277407,
  "title": "IT & Communications",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/it-communications",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-07T17:52:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/it-communications/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA's Information Technology and Communications Directorate provides partners with reliable, innovative, secure, and budget-friendly services to aid their business operations at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The IT Directorate offers a range of services such as digital connectivity, data center services, modeling and simulation tools, and communication/video services.\n\nDigital connectivity encompasses tenant-provided phone, network, and data transmission services from KSC tenants to external commercial providers. Data center services offer standardized rack housing for customer-provided equipment, including installation, redundant power sources, UPS and generator systems, network connectivity, facility monitoring, management, and alert notifications. Physical access to equipment is secured and monitored, with optional equipment touch support available.\n\nModeling and simulation tools and analysis enable customers to better comprehend intricate systems and environments. Discrete event simulation provides insights into operational system performance, while data presentation and visualization tools utilize 3 and 4-dimensional services for integrating, distributing, and preserving dimensional data. This aids in modeling and analyzing complex processes to understand interrelationships and optimize costs, risks, and performance.\n\nCommunication and video services offer rapid, adaptable, temporary data, voice, and video solutions for field operations and remote tests.",
  "summary": "KSC’s partners have access to responsive, innovative, secure, and cost-effective Information Technology (IT) and Communications services to support their business operations on center. The support offered by NASA’s IT Directorate includes: The post IT & Communications appeared first on NASA Science .",
  "key_points": [
    "NASA IT & Communications Directorate supports KSC partners",
    "Offers digital connectivity, data centers, modeling tools",
    "Provides communication/video solutions for field operations"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}