By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 3 August 2023 WASHINGTON — House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., threatened to subpoena the Defense Department for documents and interviews related to the Air Force’s decision to base U.S. Space Command Headquarters in Colorado. Rogers, whose home state was in the running
More than 100 U.S. Space Command personnel and 900 total participants took part in Global Lightning 2021 on March 8-12, which integrated space capabilities into a multi-domain exercise at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Space Command/Lewis Carlyle) By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Associated PressPublished by Defense News,
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 6 July 2023 A top U.S. space official says his command is constrained by current satellites’ fuel capacity. U.S. Space Command wants some of its satellites to be able to maneuver for extended periods in space by 2028, according to a top general.
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. David Miller, U.S. Space Command Director, Operations, Training and Force Development, addressed Academic Fair attendees at the USSPACECOM inaugural event, Mar. 8, 2022, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Club. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.) By Theresa Hitchens, Published
An Iranian satellite launched by Russia lifts off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in August amid controversy Moscow could use it for Ukraine surveillance. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty By Ian Sample, Published by The Guardian, 28 May 2023 Threat posed by ‘provocative’ Russia and China has left US no choice but to
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 17 May 2023 The four-year-old command is set to reach full operating capacity this year—but will it stay in Colorado? The U.S. military is planning to use artificial intelligence to track objects in space—including China’s. The number of orbiting objects U.S. Space Command
The four-year-old command is set to reach full operating capacity this year—but will it stay in Colorado? By Audrey Decker, Publsihed by Defense One, 17 May 2023 The U.S. military is planning to use artificial intelligence to track objects in space—including China’s. The number of orbiting objects U.S. Space Command
If U.S. Space Command stays in Colorado, it’ll look like President Joe Biden is bending to the will of a blue state. If it moves to Alabama, he’ll be criticized for relocating a key military organization to a state that is enforcing a total abortion ban. | Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
