By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 3 March 2022 Increased protection of U.S. satellites will be a priority in the 2024 budget ORLANDO, Fla. — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the possibility of conflict in space is driving budget priorities as the military services prepare to submit
By Stewart Brash, Emma Haskin, Published by ABC, 3 March 2022 Key points: The Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is situated on the outskirts of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory The base is thought to be playing a crucial role in gathering intelligence on Russia's attack on Ukraine Experts say Pine Gap is
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 3 March 2022 WASHINGTON — NASA ordered three more commercial crew missions to the International Space Station from SpaceX Feb. 28 at a price of more than three-quarters of a billion dollars. NASA formally announced a modification of its existing Commercial Crew Transportation Capability,
By Eric Berger, Published by Ars Technica, 3 March 2022 The US Air Force Research Laboratory seeks to develop a satellite to patrol cislunar space. "Until now, the United States space mission extended 22,000 miles above Earth." This week, the US Air Force Research Laboratory released a video on YouTube
By Mike Wall, Published by space.com, 3 March 2022 An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 27, 2021. OneWeb has halted launches from Baikonur in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demands that Russia placed on
By Shalini Nagarajan, Published by Business Insider, 3 March 2022 Chamath Palihapitiya and Richard Branson have been sued for allegedly concealing flaws in Virgin Galactic’s spacecrafts.An investor lawsuit alleges they dumped shares while aware of that non-public information, making millions of dollars.They took advantage of an “artificially inflated” stock price
By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC, 2 March 2022 The UK has rejected Russian demands for it to sell its share in internet firm OneWeb to allow a satellite launch. A Soyuz rocket carrying 36 OneWeb satellites is on the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Russia's space agency
By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 2 March 2022 Los Angeles (SPX) - Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the U.S. Space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program. "NGP combines Northrop Grumman's proven experience in missile warning and
