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Space
July 2019
Space Development Agency's Future in Question
The future of the newly created Space Development Agency is cloudy after the abrupt departure of its first director, analysts said. -
Space
June 2019
JUST IN: Air Force Wants to Utilize Commercial Satellites for Nuclear Command, Control
The U.S. military is eyeing commercial satellites for nuclear command and control, said a top officer June 26. -
Space
June 2019
JUST IN: Space Development Agency Director Favors Leased Satellites
The proposed Space Development Agency is looking to lease rather than build its own communications satellites, the agency’s top leader said June 14. -
Space
June 2019
Thornberry: HASC Republicans 'Supportive' of Space Force
By Connie LeeRepublicans on the House Armed Services Committee seem to be on board with including a new space command its version of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said June 11. -
Space
June 2019
Time for a Bold New Space Architecture
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It appears the nation will soon have a “unified” space command. -
Budget
June 2019
JUST IN: HASC Chairman Vows to Hold Defense Budget Topline at $733 Billion
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee reiterated his commitment to holding a $733 billion topline for the House's version of the 2020 defense authorization bill, which is $17 billion less than the $750 billion proposed in President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. -
Space
June 2019
Long-Term Space Program Spending Falls Short
By Jon HarperThe Trump administration’s fiscal year 2020 budget request calls for a major boost in military space program funding. But spending plans indicate that investments could dip in subsequent years, according to one expert. -
Space
May 2019
JUST IN: Pence Vows Space Force Will Become a Reality
Vice President Mike Pence promised that the controversial proposal to create a separate but equal new branch of the military — a U.S. space force —will soon come to pass. -
Space
April 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: The Pentagon Could Put Directed Energy Weapons in Space
By Jon HarperWhile much attention has been focused on renewed U.S. interest in potentially deploying space-based interceptors, another concept that emerged from President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative in the 1980s is also being reexamined: putting lasers or neutral particle beams in space to shoot down enemy missiles. -
Space
April 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: Would Space-Based Interceptors Spark a New Arms Race?
By Jon HarperThe United States currently faces no legal obstacles to deploying conventional space-based interceptors, also known as SBIs. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty banned it, but President George W. Bush withdrew from the agreement in 2002.
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