ExecutiveGov — NASA deployed the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
ULA Tempers Expectations For 2025 Launch Volume Amid Transition to Vulcan-Centric Fleet
SpaceNews — The company is now targeting 10 missions this year, down from the ambitious 20-launch projection it made in 2024
NASA or the Space Force: Who Should Protect Earth From Dangerous Asteroids
Space.com — Recent NASA budget uncertainties could make one space agency endeavor up for grabs — defending Earth from incoming space rocks. That effort, undertaken by NASA for many years, could be given to the U.S. Space Force, which has a much bigger new budget.
Blue Origin’s First Blue Ring Mission to Support Space Domain Awareness
Aviation Week — Blue Origin will fly a space domain awareness sensor built by Scout Space on its inaugural Blue Ring mission targeted for spring 2026.
Space Force Acquisition, Ops Units Team up For More Capable Satellites
Air and Space Forces Magazine — According to Space Systems Command Commander Lt. Gen. Garrant, pairing ops and acquisition units aims to solve problems quickly without requiring the three-star heads of SSC and Space Operations Command.
Space Force Eyes ‘Novel’ Development Tools For Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptors
Breaking Defense — The Defense Department is considering innovative methods — such as prize contests and industry cooperation — for kickstarting development of space-based interceptors (SBIs) under the Trump administration’s Golden Dome initiative.
Space Force Creates New ‘System Deltas’ to Guide Missile Warning, Space-Based Targeting Efforts
Breaking Defense — The two new organizations oversee development programs for missile warning and tracking, and space-based sensing and targeting. This reoganizes acquisition programs along mission area lines.
Top Space Force General in Europe Working on ‘Common Ground’ with Allies, NATO
Air and Space Forces Magazine — Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton says he’s waiting for the alliance to finalize its approach to the domain. In the meantime, the U.S. is working with its allies to help build up their space capabilities and, in turn, make countries stronger together.
Space Force to Select Multiple Companies For New Geostationary Satellite Surveillance Network
SpaceNews — The U.S. Space Force plans to select multiple companies to each build several satellites as part of a proliferated network of surveillance sensors in geostationary orbit, as the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) replacement program advances.
Space Force Evaluates Its Future On-Orbit GPS Enterprise
Aviation Week — The Resilient-GPS (R-GPS) program is designed to combat terrestrial jamming efforts, would integrate with existing receivers, and provide strength in numbers to the constellation starting in 2028.