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Space
October 2022
JUST IN: SDA Developing Translator Payloads for National Defense Space Architecture
As the Space Development Agency gets set to launch the first satellites of the National Defense Space Architecture into orbit later this year, the agency is developing capabilities to ensure the satellites in the architecture can communicate with other government or commercial constellations. -
Space
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Army Missile Warning System Next on Space Force Consolidation List
After taking control of all of the Defense Department’s satellite communication functions earlier this year, the Space Force is continuing to look for ways to consolidate more communication systems into its portfolio of capabilities. -
Space
August 2021
SPACE SYMPOSIUM NEWS: Space Force Chief to Host International Meeting of Allies (Updated)
By Mandy MayfieldThe chief of operations for the United States Space Force is hosting a meeting this week with space leaders from 23 allied countries, he said August 24. -
Space
February 2021
JUST IN: Space Command, NASA to Sign Agreement on Planetary Defense
In coming months, United States Space Command and NASA are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding, laying out their roles in planetary defense, according to the deputy commander of Spacecom. -
Space
September 2020
ASC NEWS: Space Force Establishing New Office to Bolster International Partnerships
By Mandy MayfieldThe Space Force has established a new Chief Partnership Office that will focus on developing operational capabilities with allied nations, the chief of space operations announced Sept. 15. -
Space
August 2020
BREAKING: Space Development Agency Awards First Contracts
By Mandy MayfieldThe Space Development Agency awarded Lockheed Martin and York Space Systems contracts to develop the first constellation of communications satellites that will serve as the backbone for all of its proposed systems, the agency’s director announced August 31. -
Space
May 2020
China’s Cislunar Space Ambitions Draw Scrutiny
By Mandy MayfieldSome members of the space community are sounding the alarm as China indicates it may seek to establish a commanding position in cislunar space, to include the area near the Moon’s orbit. -
Space
April 2020
JUST IN: Space Development Agency to Award First Satellite Contracts by August
By Mandy MayfieldThe Space Development Agency plans to have first tranche of tracking and communications satellites in its transport layer on orbit by 2022, the agency’s director said April 2. -
Space
March 2020
JUST IN: Anti-Satellite Threats Increasing Globally
By Mandy MayfieldAs the United States and its allies focus their attention on addressing the growing COVID-19 pandemic, China and Russia are moving ahead with new anti-satellite capabilities, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. -
Space
February 2020
Elon Musk: U.S. Needs Star Trek's Starfleet to Compete Against China
By Yasmin TadjdehWhile the United States only stood up its new Space Force in December, what the public really wants is its very own Starfleet, said billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk Feb. 28.
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