Engineers from Johns Hopkins APL and government partners stand in front of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Concept (DARC) in White Sands Missile Range, in August 2021. DARC will become the largest space tracking radar system. (Johns Hopkins APL/Craig Weiman) By Colin Clark, Published by Breaking Defense, 7 April 2023
Officials unveil the new base sign at a renaming ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, April 6, 2023. From left to right, Col. Brian Capps, 821st Space Base Group commander, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, Greenlandic Minister Affairs, Business and Trade Vivian Motzfeldt, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 5 April 2023 Digital Bloodhound will develop tools such as the Manticore software suite that identifies cyber vulnerabilities, and the Kraken software that throws up real-time defenses against ongoing attacks. WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s primary acquisition command today is wrapping up industry
By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 5 April 2023 "Once we get our certification, we're allowed to fly as frequently as we want." A New Zealand-based space company, Dawn Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed the first three test flights of a rocket-powered spaceplane. This Mk-II Aurora vehicle measures 4.5
Published by The BBC, 5 April 2023 A senior executive at Virgin Orbit has hit out at the leadership in a farewell email, telling staff at the bankrupt rocket firm they "deserved better". Chief operating officer Tony Gingiss issued a lengthy apology to workers while blasting his fellow managers for
By Nilima Marshall, Published by yahoo!news, 4 April 2023 Aerospace and satellite companies are urging governments around the world to adopt a “highway code” to tackle space junk. The Space Safety Coalition (SSC), an international organisation of satellite operators, aerospace companies and industry representatives, has published new guidelines to protect
HEO Robotics captured this view of a Starlink V2 Mini satellite in orbit shortly after it launched. By Passant Rabie, Published by gizmodo, 4 April 2023 The first batch of Elon Musk's upgraded Starlink internet satellites experienced issues shortly after launching last month. It’s been a little over a month
By Lindsay Clark, Published by The Register, 4 April 2023 Agency asks for industry input into medium Earth orbit system The US Space Systems Command (SSC) wants input from techies and the aerospace industry as it maps out the development of a new satellite-based missile detection and tracking system. In
