By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 21 February 2022 WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Feb. 21 after more than three-fourths of the satellites from the previous launch were lost because of a solar storm. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 17 February 2022 WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s procurement organization has set 2026 as a target date for delivering “maximum operational capability” in the form of new, more resilient space systems. That timeline, says Space Systems Command Executive Director Joy White, was set by
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 16 February 2022 Joy White: 'We've got to get a more clear access point for commercial industry' WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s procurement arm based in Los Angeles has launched a new effort to attract commercial space companies that do not typically work
By Thomas Novelly, Published by yahoo!news, 15 February 2022 This past November, the Russian Federation destroyed one of its own Soviet-era satellites with a missile, sending thousands of scraps of shrapnel hurtling through space, a cloud of debris that threatened other orbiting satellites including those belonging to the U.S. U.S.
By Daria Bedenko, Published by Moon Daily, 15 February 2022 London , UK (Sputnik) - The protection of the Moon is clearly stated in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) - an international document that prohibits any state to appropriate the space rock or other celestial bodies. Researchers from the
By Joshua Hawkins, Published by BGR, 15 February 2022 SpaceX could be on the receiving end of some bad news soon. A letter from NASA has surfaced which shares concerns that the SpaceX plan for Starlink Gen2 could endanger astronauts. NASA also says it could endanger people on Earth, too.
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 February 2022 Battlefield commanders demand more reliable and timely data that could be provided by commercial services WASHINGTON — Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has directed the Space Force to look broadly at military requirements for overhead surveillance that could be met by
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 14 February 2022 Faced with duplication and delays, DARPA weighs how its proliferated satellite demonstration can still make an impact WASHINGTON — Project Blackjack started as a bold idea. Instead of relying on a small handful of satellites operating 20,000 miles above Earth, what
