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Air Force News
April 2018
Air Force Noncommittal on Next-Gen Communication Satellites
It will be at least another year before the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center will be talking publicly about what comes next for its protected communications satellites. -
Space
April 2018
Coast Guard to Receive Polar Satellites Under Responsive Space Initiative
The Coast Guard will receive two small satellites this summer that will assist it in search-and-rescue missions in remote polar regions. -
Space
April 2018
DARPA Kicks Off Responsive Launch Challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced a grand challenge that will ask competitors to rapidly launch small payloads on “extremely short notice,” then turn around and repeat the process days later. -
Space
April 2018
U.S. to Manage Congested Space Domain with Policy, Space Fence Technology
With space debris, thousands of small satellites scheduled for launch in the coming years, and more spacefaring countries than ever, the U.S. government is sorting out how to manage traffic and avoid accidents in a domain it relies on for commerce and security. -
Emerging Technologies
April 2018
Pentagon Will Move ‘Aggressively’ to Pursue Hypersonic Weapons
Whether or not claims made by President Vladimir Putin that Russia has a hypersonic weapon capable of flying at Mach 10 for 2,000 kilometers are true, the Defense Department will be moving “aggressively” to develop its own version of the technology. -
Air Force News
April 2018
Air Force Reorganizes Space and Missile Systems Center to Speed Up Acquisitions
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced April 17 a reorganization of the service’s Los Angeles-based Space and Missile Systems Center, a move she said would pave the way for faster acquisitions of space assets. -
Space
April 2018
Air Force Leaders Declare 'Time' the Ultimate Enemy of Space Systems
Military leaders have grown impatient with the slow pace of developing, acquiring and launching space systems. -
Space
April 2018
Commercial Space — Not Military — Driving Satellite Innovation
It was once the military that drove the advancement of satellite technology, but that is no longer the case, a Lockheed Martin executive said April 16 on the eve of the year’s biggest space conference. -
Space
April 2018
Boost in R&D Funding For Space Systems
By Jon HarperThe Pentagon intends to beef up its spending on research, development, test and evaluation for space systems as the U.S. military pursues next-generation capabilities. -
Space
March 2018
On-Orbit Servicing of Aging Satellites Possible by End of Year
Orbital ATK is moving out aggressively to introduce on-orbit satellite servicing to the space industry, which its says will be a first step toward more advanced concepts such as on-orbit repairs and the assembly of satellites while in space.
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