Ameca, a robot made by the UK's Engineered Arts interacts with visitors on July 6, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. Johannes Simon / Getty Images By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 10 August 2023 A conversation with the leader of Task Force Lima reveals its objectives—and the main questions it's
By Andrew Roth, Published by The Guardian, 10 August 2023 The Luna-25 mission will try to land near the south pole of the moon, seeking signs of water or its components A Soyuz-2 Fregat rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on what Russia hopes will be its
Published by The Wall Street Journal, 9 August 2023 Near an empty Florida beach, Jeff Bezos’ space company built a launchpad designed to withstand the flames and roar of powerful rocket engines at liftoff. There is hardly a scratch on it. Many in the space industry view Bezos’ Blue Origin
The northernmost U.S. city of Utqiagvik can be seen behind Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site (LRRS) satellite at Utqiagvik, Alaska, Feb. 3, 2023. U.S. Air Force / Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 8 August 2023 The success of information ops is “the most
By Cortney Albon, Published by Defense News, 7 August 2023 WASHINGTON — When Joe Laurienti founded space propulsion company Ursa Major in 2015, he didn’t expect its first contract would come from a Pentagon hypersonics program. It was a pivotal year for the commercial space industry as private funders flocked
United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket, seen here in its "501" configuration without any solid rocket boosters. By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 7 August 2023 The Kuiper test satellites were supposed to launch on ULA's first Vulcan rocket. Amazon has confirmed it now plans to launch the first
By Vilius Petkauskas, Published by cybernews, 4 August 2023 Satellites are full of exploitable vulnerabilities. Attackers could use these flaws to launch themselves into orbit, closer to more valuable targets, a satellite security researcher believes.While it takes a rocket scientist to send a satellite into orbit, apparently, it doesn’t take
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
