Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 August 2024 Each satellite carries multiple payloads, including the U.S. military’s Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched two communications satellites Aug. 11 for Space Norway’s Arctic
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Maj. Julian Labit, for USSF News1 Published by Space Daily, 10 August 2024 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) - Members of the Australian Department of Defence recently joined forces with the Joint Navigation Warfare Center to put GPS devices to the test. The goal
NASA's Orion spacecraft flies by the moon, with Earth seen rising in the distance, during the Artemis I mission in 2022. Credit: NASA Published by Russia Today, 9 August 2024 One case of shoddy welding set production back seven months, the agency’s inspector general found NASA’s inspector general has issued
A modified Long March-6 rocket carrying 18 Qianfen satellites takes off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China's Shanxi province on August 6.VCG/AP By Simone McCarthy, Published by CNN, 9 August 2024 Hong Kong CNN — China has taken a major step forward in its bid to create a rival
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from Taiyuan spaceport, Aug. 6, 2024, carrying the first 18 Qianfan ("Thousand Sails") satellites. Credit: Ourspace By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 HELSINKI — A Chinese Long March 6A rocket’s upper stage has fragmented into a cloud of over
The Artemis II rocket core stage is wheeled out at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Credit: Aerospace News Posted by Russia Today, 9 August 2024 One case of shoddy welding set production back seven months, the agency’s inspector general found NASA’s inspector general has issued a damning report
Credit: Space Systems Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 The Space Systems Command released a “request for prototype proposals” for the Missile Track Custody Epoch 2 program WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force initiated a new phase in its missile defense satellite program. The Space
By Jessica Elgot and Hannah Devlin, Published by The Guardian, 8 August 2024 Ministers say network of 27 radar dishes in Pembrokeshire crucial to defend against ‘increasing belligerence in space’ Plans for a network of radars tracking deep space activity to help protect the UK from “space warfare” are to
