By Natasha May, Published by the Guardian, 1 August 2022 Astrophysicist Brad Tucker says he often gets calls from people who think they’ve found space junk but the scorched metal found by two farmers is ‘very real’ The Australian Space Agency is investigating space debris found in farmland in the
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 1 August, 2022 Assuming the Thursday launch goes as planned, the last of the satellites, SBIRS GEO-6, is expected to be up and running by "late spring, early summer" next year, according to Maj. Matt Blystone. WASHINGTON: The Space Force plans to launch
By Theresa Hitchens, Publisged by Breaking Defense, 1 August 2022 Amid lawmaker concerns about turf tussles, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and NRO Director Chris Scoloese have an "informal agreement" to "work cooperatively to address DoD's ISR needs from space." WASHINGTON: Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and National Reconnaissance Office
By Ji Da-gyum, Published by The Korea Herald, 31 July 2022 Seoul will take cautious, case-by-case approach to gradually expand trilateral military drills South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to jointly conduct a ballistic missile defense exercise to enhance military interoperability and readiness against escalating threats from
By Bryan Clark, Published by IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2022 The Ukraine invasion has become an old-fashioned slog, enabling Russia to unleash its electronic weapons A month into Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian troops stumbled upon a nondescript shipping container at an abandoned Russian command post outside Kyiv. They did not know
By Parth Satam, Published by Eurasian Times, 29 July 2022 A British company has introduced a new laser-controlled drone that can eliminate the radio connection, which is often jammable and vulnerable to interception, detection, and interference. Meant to bypass counter-drone systems, the technology still seems to be in a nascent
By Christopher Carbone, Published by the Daily Mail, 28 July 2022 Florida-based Spaceship Neptune unveils luxury pod - complete with a bar - that travels 20 miles above Earth for $125,000 per person (but at least drinks are included!) Space Perspective has unveiled a final design for its Spaceship Neptune
By Rachel Nostrant and Rachel S. Cohen,Published by Defense News, 28 July 2022 President Joe Biden on Wednesday tapped Space Force operations boss Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman to run the service as the next four-star chief of space operations. If confirmed by the Senate, Saltzman will be the second person
