A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, June 17, 2021. U.S. SPACE FORCE By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 26 November 2024 Cumbersome acquisition practices will keep Europe from fully harnessing
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 20 November 2024 The collaboration focuses on automated target recognition (ATR) technologies that leverage AI and radar satellite imagery to identify and classify objects ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin is partnering with a consortium led by Iceye, a Finnish Earth observation
Space Shuttle Discovery launch Aug. 30, 1984 (NASA) By Patricia Burke, compiled with Kate Kheel of Safe Tech InternationalPosted on Patricia's Substack for Safe Tech, 15 November 2024 Dear FCC Space Bureau Chief Julie Kearney, 'The new space race doesn’t need to create massive space waste.' The number of satellites
Rendering of the SDA Foo Fighter constellation. Credit: Millennium Space Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 13 November 2024 The Space Development Agency awarded Kratos a $116.7 million contract to build ground system for missile defense operations WASHINGTON — The technology company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has
Artwork: The half-tonne Skynet-1A satellite was launched in November 1969 By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 9 November 2024 Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why. Launched in 1969, just a few months after humans first set
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 6 November 2024 New members of the Commercial Integration Cell include Blacksky, Kratos, LeoLabs, Iceye and Telesat. WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command announced Nov. 6 it is expanding its commercial intelligence-sharing initiative, adding five new companies to a program that helps coordinate responses
Artist impression of Juno From The Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP,Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support, Press Release, 4 November 2024 New Juno satellite to support military operations will be designed and built in the UK. Armed forces personnel are to have access to the latest space technology for
Artist rendering of Australia’s JP9102 communications satellites. Credit: Lockheed Martin By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 November 2024 The Australian Department of Defence pulls the plug on the JP9102 geostationary satellite program awarded to Lockheed Martin in 2023 WASHINGTON — The Australian Department of Defence announced the cancellation
