The Space Force shuffled the lineup for launching its next series of high-priority national security space missions, swapping the lead position of heritage provider ULA for competitor SpaceX.
Isaacman Says NASA Should Pursue Human Moon and Mars Programs Simultaneously
Jared Isaacman, the White House’s nominee to lead NASA, argued at his confirmation hearing by the Senate Commerce Committee that NASA can both pursue Artemis as well as human missions to Mars.
Space Force Takes Ownership of First Meadowlands Satellite Jammer
The Space Force formally accepted delivery of the first mobile Meadowlands satellite jammer from L3Harris six months ahead of schedule. Compared to legacy systems, Meadowlands is smaller and provides multi-frequency jamming in S-band and X-band.
Keeping Space Safe is the ‘Ultimate Team Sport’, and the US Space Force Has a New Playbook
At Space Symposium, Gen. Chance B. Saltzman outlined three core goals of the service’s new International Partnership Strategy, such as integrating different nations’ space operations at every level to have a seamless multination coalition in space.
Defense Experts Warn Procurement Bottlenecks Risk US Space Edge
“We want to move away from those big, fat, juicy targets, where it just takes one shot and you’re blind and deaf,” said Steve Isakowitz, Aerospace president and CEO.
Startups Are Preparing For The Launch of Space-Based Solar Powers
Long deemed unaffordable because of the massive orbital infrastructure required, space-based solar power (SBSP) is gaining credibility as SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn seem poised to slash launch costs and offer room for modular SBSP antennas.
Space Force to Revamp Training For a New Era of Space Conflict
The Space Force is soliciting a wide range of technologies from private contractors — from physical testing ranges to synthetic battle environments — as part of its Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program.
New Space Force ‘Orbital Watch’ Initiative to Share Threat Info With Commercial Operators
At Space Symposium, the Space Force unveiled a new program called Orbital Watch, to share unclassified information about threats on orbit with more than 900 commercial operators registered with Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Front Door.
Time for Space Force to ‘Clearly Say’ it Needs ‘Weapons in Space’: SPACECOM Head
At Space Symposium, Gen. Stephen Whiting said: “It’s time that we can clearly say that we need ‘space fires’, and we need weapon systems. We need orbital interceptors. And what do we call these? We call these weapons, and we need them to deter a space conflict and to be successful if we end up in such a fight.”
Space Command Moves to Support New Capabilities, Strategies for Warfare in Space
U.S. Space Command is putting a data-fusion system that can create a single common operating picture for missile warning and missile defense missions into operation. It is also deploying an additional next-generation mobile radar for space domain awareness in the Indo-Pacific.