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Space
September 2020
Companies Vie to Design New Weather Satellite
By Connie LeeMultiple defense contractors have been chosen to develop a prototype design for the Space Force’s next-generation electro-optical infrared weather satellite. -
Space
September 2020
ASC NEWS: Space Force Establishing New Office to Bolster International Partnerships
The 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
September 2020
Study: $1 Billion Needed to Bolster Space Industry
By Jon HarperDeteriorating business conditions necessitate a robust U.S. government investment in the commercial space industry to ensure the military has a healthy industrial base to tap into, according to a recent report written by experts from the Space Force, Defense Innovation Unit and Air Force Research Laboratory. -
Space
August 2020
BREAKING: Space Development Agency Awards First Contracts
The 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
August 2020
BREAKING: Space Command Hints at New Capabilities to Counter China, Russia
By Jon HarperChinese and Russian counter-space weapons have Pentagon officials worried, but new capabilities are on the way to mitigate the threat, a top U.S Space Command official said Aug. 21. -
Space
August 2020
JUST IN: Lawmakers See No Reason to Merge Space Force, NRO
Three members of Congress closely involved in military space said they see no compelling reason to merge the fledgling Space Force with the National Reconnaissance Office. -
Space
August 2020
JUST IN: Continuing Resolution Could Hit Space Force Hard
A potential continuing resolution for fiscal year 2021 could have an outsized effect on the Pentagon’s newest armed service, said the vice commander of the Space Force Aug. 20. -
Space
August 2020
DARPA Set to Deliver New Space Capabilities
By Jon HarperThe roots of the Pentagon’s so-called “Department of Mad Scientists” — the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — go back to the dawn of the Space Age, shortly after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957. Some of its first projects included the development of advanced spy satellites. -
Space
August 2020
Space Force: New Service’s Future Coming into Focus
With more than six months passed, the future of the fledgling Space Force is coming into focus. However, elements of its structure are still being hammered out. -
Space
August 2020
DARPA Not Giving Up on Responsive Launch Capability
By Jon HarperDespite disappointing results from its recently completed launch competition, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hasn’t given up on demonstrating industry’s ability to provide flexible and rapid launch services to the military, according to the program manager who oversaw the initiative.
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