U.S. soldiers walk past damage at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad Air Base, in Anbar, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020. (Qassim Abdul-Zahra/AP) by Natahn Strout, Published in C4ISRNET, 2 March 2021 WASHINGTON — Iran used commercial satellite images to monitor Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq as it
Two CubeSats, part of a constellation built and operated by Planet Labs Inc. to take images of Earth, were launched from the International Space Station in 2016. (NASA) by Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 26 February 2021 WASHINGTON — In year two, the U.S. Space Force wants to build deeper
An artist's rendering of the fifth geosynchronous Space Based Infrared System on orbit. (Lockheed Martin) by Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 27 February 2021 WASHINGTON — Now more than ever, American war fighters depend on space-based capabilities for their missions. In response, adversaries have developed counter space weapons meant to
Image: Space War By Staff Writers for Launchspace, Published in Space War, 26 February 2021 Bethesda MD (SPX) - A new arms race is unfolding among spacefaring nations. Space experts have been telling us about contested space for the last several years. The number of active satellites is exploding from
An illustration of a laser infrared crosslink on a CubeSat NASA By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 18 February, 2021 The Pentagon has ambitious plans to launch hundreds of communications satellites in the years ahead. But getting them to talk to one another isn’t easy. Satellites that use lasers
By William Harwood, Published by CBS News, 16 February, 2021 Running a day late because of bad weather, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Monday from Cape Canaveral. An attempt to recover the first stage with a landing on an off-shore droneship
ByAlexander Yermakov, Published in Modern Diplomacy, 15 February, 2021 In recent years, we have seen a spike in interest in space exploration: revolutionary developments in the space launch services market; new satellite services for various purposes; the introduction the first new manned spacecraft in some time; and the ambitious U.S.
The British military wants to replace its existing ground station for the Skynet program, pictured here, with new equipment. (Photo by Paul Bennett) By Andrw Chuter, Published by DefenseNews, 8 February, 2021 LONDON – Viasat is upgrading Skynet satellite communications capabilities to enable the British military to comply with the
