By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 30 August 2023 The Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture was designed to be the “space backbone” for JADC2. The Space Development Agency is gearing up to launch its next set of satellites as it works to build a future network of hundreds of military
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 28 August 2023 Officials talked about Tuesday’s launch of NROL-107 in a bid to “deter the adversary.” A Tuesday launch will aim to put highly secret object-tracking satellites into geosynchronous orbit, U.S. officials said in a press conference about an upcoming National Reconnaissance
A prototype satellite bus is in production at the Hera Systems’ factory in San Jose, California. Credit: Hera Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 28 August 2023 The small satellite manufacturers announced a joint bid for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 contract WASHINGTON — Small satellite
The XRISM spacecraft will look for X-rays emanating from energetic celestial objects. By Ashley Strickland, Published by CNN, 25 August 2023 (CNN) - A revolutionary satellite that will reveal celestial objects in a new light and the “Moon Sniper” lunar lander are preparing for launch. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
Firefly’s Alpha rocket for the Space Force’s VICTUS NOX mission stands on the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. (Photo: Firefly Aerospace) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 25 August 2023 The program, called Victus Haze, builds on the on-going Space Systems Command Victus Nox mission to rapidly
The official emblem of Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command, or STARCOM. (Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 24 August 2023 The exercise brought together Space Force members with counterparts in the U.S. Army and Air Force. The U.S. Space Force just completed a major
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 24 August 2023 Under a program called ‘Tactically Responsive Space Challenge’ the selected proposals can win awards of up to $1.7 million WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a new initiative focused on the rapid deployment of satellites during conflicts or
SBUDNIC, a bread-loaf-sized cube satellite with a drag sail made from Kapton polyimide film, designed and built by students at Brown reentered Earth's atmosphere five years ahead of schedule. Image courtesy of Marco Cross. From Brown University, Published by Phys.org, 24 August 2023 SBUDNIC, built by an academically diverse team
