By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Published by Wired, 23 September 2022 Virgin Orbit will launch satellites from the country for the first time, bringing orbital flight capability to Europe. As early as next month, a modified Boeing 747 jet will fly from Cornwall, the southwestern tip of the United Kingdom, out over
By Naval News Staff, Published by Naval News, 22 September 2022 Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully completed the Systems Requirements Review – Prototype (SRR-P) for the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI). Raytheon press release GPI is designed to intercept hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight,
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 19 September 2022 Maj. Gen. Schiess: 'We are preparing and posturing for the fight'. Douglas Schiess was appointed Combined Force Space Component Command commander Aug. 22, 2022 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Space Operations Command is assigning cybersecurity and intelligence specialists to work
By Jill Lupupa, Published by Sky News, 15 September 2022 The UK Meteor Network gathered more than 200 reports from eye witnesses seeing a meteorite in the sky over Wednesday night. A "brilliant fireball" which lit up the night sky over parts of Britain was space debris, experts say. The
By Matthew Ceith, Published by GiantFreakinRobot, 13 September 2022 A newly launched SpaceX satellite named Blue Walker 3 is likely going to be visibly brighter than any star in the sky. As the 21st Century space race between billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, as well as the United
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 13 September 2022 U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, provides an update on force generation to senior leaders at Headquarters, Space Operations Command on April 26, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo
By Yoshihiro Inaba, Published by Naval News, 12 September 2022 Here are the latest details on the Aegis system-equipped vessels (ASEVs), Japan's future ballistic missile defense (BMD) ships. On August 31, 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) released its budget request for FY2023, which included a line item on Aegis
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 10 September 2022 Sierra Space signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Transportation Command WASHINGTON — Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice has previously hinted about possible military applications for the company’s Dream Chaser space plane. On Sept. 8, Sierra Space announced
