Defense One — New Pentagon priorities are forcing the Space Force to find ways to cut 8 percent from its budget. However, the service will play a crucial role in the development of the Trump administration’s next-gen missile shield effort, Golden Dome, which will rely on the service’s sensors in space to detect and track hypersonic and ballistic missiles.
In its first-ever Space Warfighting framework, Space Force outlines the activities and considerations to fight in space to achieve superiority in the domain, including orbital strike, space link interdiction, and terrestrial strike.
Aerospace’s contributions to LunaNet are paving the way for a transformative era of connectivity, navigation, and scientific discovery beyond Earth.
Mars landscape
The Satellite Applications Catapult and Aerospace UK initiated discussions for collaboration and the linking of their two robotics facilities, with the hope of providing faster validation and verification of emerging in-space servicing capabilities.
Jim Myers, Senior Vice President of the Civil Systems Group, discussed the shift in cybersecurity threats and the need for better cyber hygiene in the space industry.
Space ISAC, which the Aerospace Corporation is a founding member of, and NASA signed a formal partnership. It intends to promote the exchange of information on a range of space systems security challenges, including space weather, communication anomalies, spectrum interference, and cybersecurity threats.
“It’s not a system. There’s not going to be a ‘Golden Dome delivered,’” said Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, at a news conference during Space Symposium. “It’s a system of systems that has to work together. And so there won’t be a single contract vehicle. There will be multiple programs that are brought to bear to solve that mission against the threats.”
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.
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.
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.
