An illustration released in 2010 by Australia's Electro Optic Systems shows accumulated space debris in low-Earth orbit. Fast-moving debris can be a destructive hazard to satellites or spacecraft.Electro Optic Systems/AFP via Getty Images By Sophie Jenkins, Published by Space Daily, 13 August 2024 London, UK (SPX) - Airbus Defence and
Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 August 2024 Each satellite carries multiple payloads, including the U.S. military’s Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched two communications satellites Aug. 11 for Space Norway’s Arctic
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
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from Taiyuan spaceport, Aug. 6, 2024, carrying the first 18 Qianfan ("Thousand Sails") satellites. Credit: Ourspace By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 HELSINKI — A Chinese Long March 6A rocket’s upper stage has fragmented into a cloud of over
Credit: Space Systems Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 The Space Systems Command released a “request for prototype proposals” for the Missile Track Custody Epoch 2 program WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force initiated a new phase in its missile defense satellite program. The Space
By Jessica Elgot and Hannah Devlin, Published by The Guardian, 8 August 2024 Ministers say network of 27 radar dishes in Pembrokeshire crucial to defend against ‘increasing belligerence in space’ Plans for a network of radars tracking deep space activity to help protect the UK from “space warfare” are to
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches the USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 15, 2023. (Image credit: SpaceX via Twitter) By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 8 August 2024 AI-powered spacecraft would need fewer vulnerable ground stations, chief buyer said Tomorrow’s
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
