(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Brtt Tingley, Published by Space.com, 20 December 2024 The U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary today. The service was formally established on Dec. 20, 2019, when President Donald Trump signed it into law with the National Defense Authorization Act, the bill that allocates
Galileo satellite, Image: ESA By Jeff Froust, Published by Space News, 1 December 2024 WASHINGTON — The new European Union commissioner responsible for space says he will focus on improving European competitiveness and security in space, including passage of a long-delayed space law. Andrius Kubilius formally started his tenure as
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Dana A. Goward, Published by Space News, 24 October 2024 “There is every reason to believe China’s BeiDou global navigation satellite system has the ability to imitate American GPS signals and those of Europe’s Galileo,” said Professor Todd Humphreys of the University of
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 23 September 2024 The Space Systems Command awarded contracts to Astranis, Axient, L3Harris and Sierra Space WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force selected four companies to develop concepts for smaller, more cost-effective GPS satellites based on commercial
(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Kyle Mizokami, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 August 2024 A senior Space Force general is calling for the service to have its own “fires” in space. The call is for some kind of weaponry, likely based in space, capable of firing on targets on Earth or in
GPS III satellite, (Lockheed Martin image) By Maj. Julian Labit, for USSF News1 Published by Space Daily, 10 August 2024 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) - Members of the Australian Department of Defence recently joined forces with the Joint Navigation Warfare Center to put GPS devices to the test. The goal
By Tory Shepherd, Published by The Guardian, 31 May 2024 If satellites get taken out during war, defence forces will need personnel trained to switch from digital back to analog tools What would happen if satellite communications were taken down by enemy action during a war? It’s a question governments
