By Ethan Siegal, Published by Big Think, 21 October 2021 An unprecedented number of new satellites threatens the night sky as we know it. Will we act in time to save it? The era of satellite megaconstellations is just beginning, with over 1,000 launched since 2019 and tens of thousands
By Joe Gould, Published by Defense News, 21 October 2021 BRUSSELS ― NATO’s forthcoming plans to deter Russia includes “significant improvements to our air and missile defenses” as well as fifth-generation jets, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. “Today, ministers endorsed a new overarching plan to defend our alliance
Published by Global Security, 21 October 2021 The Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army Hypersonic Program Office (AHPO) successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign on October 20, 2021. This flight campaign was executed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) from the National Aeronautics and Space
By Tara Copp, Published by Defense One, 20 October 2021 Those hubs would do more than refuel spaceships; they are seen as key to staying ahead of China. Like any family road trip, future missions to the moon and beyond may require a few pit stops. U.S. Transportation Command and
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 20 October, 2021 Thomas Martin, director of national security programs: 'We're in conversations with U.S. Transportation Command' NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Blue Origin could become the second U.S. rocket company to sign a cooperative agreement with the U.S. military to examine how space
Published by ESA, 20 October 2021 On 21 October 2011, the first pair of Galileo navigation satellites was launched by a Russian-built Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The introduction of Russia’s Soyuz 2 rocket to Europe’s Spaceport was a milestone of strategic cooperation in the space transportation
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 19 October 2021 Basic questions about how to defeat or deter orbital weapons remain undecided. The “deeply concerning” test of a Chinese hypersonic missile shows that the United States has “a lot of work to do” on technology and policy, military officials and
