Elon Musk’s space company plans to test the huge experimental vehicle on Tuesday, in its first flight after two explosions earlier this year
Space Force, NGA reach agreement on purchasing power for commercial ISR
The new agreement puts an end to a two-year turf war over the roles and responsibilities for buying ISR products from commercial space providers.
Radical Collaboration: An Imperative in the Age of Technology Disruption and Discontinuity
A central theme that emerged from the three 2024 editions of the “Competitiveness Conversations Across America” series is the concept of radical collaboration. This panel builds on insights from these Conversations, as leaders discuss strategies for effectively transforming disruption into creative destruction and rapid growth.
Saltzman: Space Force underfunded for space control, other new missions
“We are not adequately funded for new missions that I’ve been given in space superiority,” Gen. Chance Saltzman told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Quantum Cyberattacks: A Future or Current Concern for Satellites?
Last September, Chinese researchers made headlines when they announced a major breakthrough in quantum cyberattacks, claiming to have successfully broken commonly employed encryption algorithms using a D-wave quantum computer.
Space Force FORGEing ahead with missile warning ground system
Space Systems Command (SSC) in recent weeks has issued a flurry of contracts for the key hardware and software “thrusts” that make up the FORGE program, following a restructuring in 2023 that broke the effort into more manageable pieces.
Aerospace Experts Are Turning Data into Decisions
Aerospace recently assembled a group called the Spectrum Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Awareness, and Response (SPEAR) Team to collect and examine data, informing actionable responses to disruption events.
Banding Together with International Partners to Strengthen Global Space Security
A recent Aerospace-facilitated experiment conducted in New Zealand aims to increase understanding of the effects of severe weather on high-frequency communication systems and improve the design and development of future satellite communications systems.
Building Confidence in Commercial Launch for National Security Space
Aerospace partners closely with commercial launch providers and government customers to enable the next chapter of space access.
Everyone Wants a Piece of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Defense Plan
Lasers in space, ‘rods from God’ and a huge number of satellites are being discussed for proposed missile shield