Critics take aim at SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper and other satellite constellations

by Alan Boyle, published by GeekWire, 11 March 2021 SpaceX, Amazon and OneWeb say their satellite mega-constellations will make broadband internet goodness available to billions of people around the world who are unserved or underserved — but some say those promises have to be weighed against the potential perils. These

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Space Development Agency leans on war fighter council to integrate with services, agencies

by Nathan Strout, published by C4ISRNET, 10 March 2021 WASHINGTON — As it prepares to begin launching its first satellites in 2022, the Space Development Agency is utilizing a war fighter council to stay connected with other Department of Defense organizations and ensure it is delivering needed capabilities. SDA was

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Pentagon Looks to Tap 5G in Space

By Brandi Vncent, Published by Defense One, 23 February, 2021 The U.S. military moved to explore next-generation networking capabilities and tools that could advance how it moves vast volumes of data on and beyond planet Earth.  Space Force officials and others in the Air Force office responsible for enterprise data

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