Capt. Daniel Reynolds (right) became the first Space Force Guardian to earn the Ranger tab. (Photo U.S. Army). By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 31 January 2024 The first U.S. Space Force guardian will be launched into space this summer. “There is a guardian going into space via NASA
The Starship upper-stage prototype Ship 28 conducts a six-engine static fire test on Dec. 20, 2023. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 31 January 2024 In this proposed arrangement, the Pentagon would fly Starship as a government-controlled vehicle. The U.S. military is considering commandeering SpaceX's reusable Starship
Illustration of the Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker, or GAS-T. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 January 2024 The company’s Passive Refueling Module is the first to be officially adopted as an interface standard for military satellites. The Space Force also will support Northrop Grumman’s development
By Victoria Budiono, Published by the Star Advertiser, 22 January 2024 Efforts are underway to reinsert Hawaii as a player in America’s aerospace and outer space industries. “During (then-Gov. David) Ige’s administration, he got rid of the office of aerospace, which I thought was a huge mistake,” said state Sen.
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Todd Harrison, Published by Defense One, 22 January 2024 The chief of space operations’ revelatory paper should be read across the Joint Force. Last week, the chief of space operations publicly released a white paper he has been talking about for the past year.
By Magdalena Petrova, Published by CNBC, 20 January 2024 Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in accomplishing this feat. But moon landings are likely to become more common over
The first photo snapped by Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander in space, shared via X on Jan. 8, 2024. (Image credit: Astrobotic via X) By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 19 January 2024 A US spacecraft launched last week to try to land on the Moon has ended its mission
A Dragonfire laser test-fired in the Hebrides Range in Scotland, January 2024 (Image: Wikipedia) By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 19 January 2024 During a trial at the MOD’s Hebrides Range, the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon
