Commander of Space Operations Command Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting. Staff photo by Mike Tsukamoto. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 24 June 2024 Gen. Stephen Whiting: The location of a recently launched Russian satellite in low Earth orbit “doesn’t seem to be accidental” WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command
Assistant Secretary of Defense John Plumb [Source: spacenews.com] By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 1 May 2024 Pentagon’s space-policy leader noted with concern Moscow’s recent veto of a UN resolution against putting nuclear weapons in space. The detonation of a Russian nuclear space weapon could render low-Earth orbit unusable
Space Training and Readiness Command recently conducted a test of the Remote Modular Terminal (RMT), a new system for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office. (Image credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Isaac Blancas) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 24 April 2024 Such a system could disrupt adversary satellites overhead
Eutelsat reported that its Hot Bird 13C and Eutelsat 7B satellites are being jammed by signals originating from within Iran. Credit: Eutelsat/Philippe Stroppa By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 17 April 2024 ‘It’s surprising how many counterspace activities happen right under our noses’ WASHINGTON — The Center for Strategic and International
By Katherine Fidler, Published in Metro, 16 April 2024 The US is preparing for the future – by practising a military attack in space. The Space Force, the unintentionally comedic wing of the country’s military created by Donald Trump, has announced a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how it might defend
By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 9 April 2024 COLORADO SPRINGS – U.S. Space Command seeks to expand international collaboration by inviting Germany, France and New Zealand to join Operation Olympic Defender. Olympic Defender, a U.S.-led initiative to jointly strengthen defenses and deter hostility, already includes England, Australia and
3D render of planet Earth viewed from space from NASA Published by Russia Today, 7 April 2024 Washington uses hostile rhetoric and baseless allegations to cover up its own intentions to send weapons into space, Moscow claims The US has been seeking to dismantle legally-binding international security mechanisms and replace
Image: Popular Science By Ilya Tsukanov, Published by Sputnik International, 6 April 2024 Russia has promised to “form a position” on a US-sponsored Security Council resolution proposing a ban nuclear weapons in space in due course. Why is Washington suddenly so interested in the idea? What kinds of things could
