Defense Meteorological Satellite System (DMSP) spacecraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force Credit: U.S. Air Force By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 21 November 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is on track to launch at least two weather monitoring satellites next year while determining a long-term replacement for its
By Jamie Seidel, Published by Cosmos, 13 November 2023 The space race has changed. No longer is it the exclusive domain of big-budget “Formula 1” teams. Our orbital highways are now seeing the equivalent of family sedans and delivery vans. And even e-scooters. “Space is finally becoming accessible,” says Dr
Posted by The European Space Agency, 9 November 2023 At ESA’s Space Summit in Seville, Spain, ESA, Airbus and Voyager Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Starlab space station. The agreement outlines the parties’ intention to foster science and technology development and explore collaboration in low Earth orbit
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 31 October 2023 The goal of the accelerator is to bring industry, government and academia together to integrate SDA computer systems to "fully leverage" data from myriad sources across the Defense Department, the Intelligence Community, other government agencies, allies and commercial firms —
A render of Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket at Jiuquan spaceport. Credit: Space Pioneer By Andrew Jones, Published by SpaceNews, 31 October 2023 HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Space Pioneer has announced a new round of funding for development of the Tianlong-3 rocket comparable to the SpaceX Falcon 9. Space
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command established the U.S. Space Forces, Indo-Pacific, the USSF’s first overseas component to a combatant command. (DVDS) By Sarah Mneiro, Published by Breaking Defense, 30 October 2023 The Space Force is coming up on its fourth birthday, and has made significant progress in establishing itself as part
The 23rd Space Operations Squadron at New Boston Space Force Station, New Hampshire, operates satellite antennas that perform on-orbit tracking, telemetry, commanding and mission data retrieval. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlin Castillo By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 27 October 2023 Industry executives say military
Northrop Grumman and Boeing are both developing prototypes for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM program. (Northrop Grumman) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 26 October 2023 WASHINGTON — As the Space Force looks to modernize its military satellite communications and positioning, navigation and timing capabilities, its acquisition command is preparing
