“We're laying the groundwork for starting to figure that,” said the leader of Space Operations Command. By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 24 May 2023 Two Space Force troops are helping the Air Force’s information-warfare wing explore the future of offensive space operations, the leader of Space Operations Command
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 24 May 2023 WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman said its design for next-generation missile warning satellites passed a key Space Force review. The company is under contract to build two Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar satellites that will provide coverage of the northern hemisphere, the
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 9 May 2023 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On May 4, SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites, increasing the size of its behemoth broadband internet constellation to more than 4,000 spacecraft. The company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, expects to launch another 8,000
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 5 May 2023 In a rare tour of the GPS ops floor, Lt. Col. Robert Wray, commander of the Space Force's 2nd Operations Squadron responsible for GPS operations, described the mission and why timing, more than anything, is critical. SCHRIEVER SFB — The
By Theresa Hitschens, Published by Breaking Defense, 19 April, 2023 The Space Force is rushing to meet SPACECOM's demand, developing a new acquisition plan for space "mobility and logistics" — including on-orbit servicing and repair, satellite refueling and space junk cleanup — a plan that will lean heavily on use
By Chris Young, Published by Interesting Engineering, 19 April 2023 "Our T1TL solution builds on our decades of end-to-end mission expertise." Northrop Grumman completed a critical design review of a Space Development Agency (SDA) communications satellite in only 13 months. As SpaceNews points out, that is a fraction of the
By Stephen Chen, Published by scmp, 15 April 2023 Researchers from Wuhan University say they gave the technology full control of a satellite and set it free for 24 hours The artificial intelligence machine picked a few places and ordered the small near-Earth orbiter to take a closer look Chinese
Israel's Ofek-13 reconnaissance satellite takes off from central Israel on March 29, 2023. (Defense Ministry) By Emmanuel Fabian, Published by The Times of Israel, 10 April 2023 Israel’s newest spy satellite has begun beaming back its first pictures, nearly two weeks after it was launched into orbit, the Defense Ministry
