The Space Force and Intelligence Community are launching a batch of satellites within the next year that will help the service prepare for an operational ground moving target indication (GMTI) constellation.
Senate Confirms Trio of Nominees For Navy, Space Force, SOCOM
Breaking Defense — The Senate confirmed Adm. Daryl Caudle for the Chief of Naval Operations, Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton for Vice Chief of Space Operations, and Vice Adm. Frank Bradley for head of U.S. Special Operations Command.
It’s More Than Fuel: Why the Space Force Needs In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
Breaking Defense — Retired USSF Col. Charles Galbreath argues the Space Force should adopt in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing as a means to maintain space superiority over China.
Space Force to Launch X-37B OTV-8 Mission, Test Space Communication & Navigation Technology
ExecutiveGov — The X-37B OTV-8 mission aims to conduct tests on laser communications and a high-performance quantum inertial sensor as part of efforts to strengthen space communication architectures.
GPS Jamming Extends to Low-Earth Orbit as Pentagon Races to Bolster Constellation
In an Air & Space Forces Magazine article featuring Aerospace’s John Janeski: “The jamming of GPS signals around Ukraine has become so severe it is even affecting satellites up to 1,200 miles above the Earth’s surface.”
NASA Deploys TRACERS Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield
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.
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.
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 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 Rehearses Mobilization of Private Satellite Assets During Orbital Emergencies
SpaceNews — The two-day exercise, held in Colorado Springs, tests how commercial space companies could augment military capabilities during orbital crises. It is part of a larger effort to create a space equivalent of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet that supports Pentagon airlift operations.