By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 12 August 2024 The satellites carry a handful of different payloads, including the two US Space Force Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization jam-resistant communication payloads, an X-band communications payload for Norway's Ministry of Defence, and a Ka-band payload for commercial firm Viasat. WASHINGTON — Norway’s
Image: Jumpstudio By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 26 August 2024 Pentagon initiatives to integrate innovations from the commercial space sector remain a topic of heated debate WASHINGTON — Despite numerous policies and studies advocating for greater integration of private sector innovations, the gap between rhetoric and action remains
Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Clarence Oxford, Published by Space Daily, 14 August 2024 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM), developed in partnership with Space Norway. The two-satellite constellation, deployed aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
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
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 August 2024 The Army’s recent guidance on the role of space in land warfare focuses on two objectives: integrating space capabilities into ground forces’ operations and developing ways to interdict adversary space systems. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is taking cues from
Image Credit: US Space Force By Alyssa Lafleur, Published by Space Impulse, 7 August 2024 Insider Brief The U.S. Space Force is calling on the commercial space industry to weigh in on its draft plan for a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. Released through a request for information, the Space Force’s
Artist's illustration of NASA astronauts near the moon's south pole, a region thought to be rich in water ice. (Image credit: NASA) By Martin Elvis, Published by The Conversation, 30 May 2024 The 2020s have already seen many lunar landing attempts, although several of them have crashed or toppled over. With all the
The National Reconnaissance Office's sixth and final mission of 2020 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 19. (SpaceX) By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 22 May 2024 The agency wants to quadruple the number of its satellites in orbit. The National Reconnaissance Office launched an undisclosed
