Northrop Grumman's concept art for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM program. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 26 February 2024 Acquisition executive Frank Calvelli said the Space Force will award cost-plus contracts for the upcoming Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications System WASHINGTON — In a departure from recent guidance, the Space
Components for IBM’s quantum computer on display at a science conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 26 February 2024 Some problems are coming into focus for the next big leap in computing. The real breakthrough in quantum computing is always
An artist's impression of the TIMED spacecraft scanning Earth in orbit. (Image credit: Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribbenu003c/strongu003e) By Ben Turner, Published by Live Science, 28 February 2024 NASA's TIMED satellite narrowly avoided hitting a defunct Russian satellite in the early hours of the morning. An active NASA spacecraft has survived a
The Falcon 9 rocket that carried the Space Development Agency's new satellites, shortly before launch. (photo courtesy Space Development Agency). By Nicholas Slayton, Published by Task & Purpose, 18 February 2024 The move comes even as Space Force pushes to build out its orbital infrastructure. The United States Space Force
By Michael Drummond, Published by Sky News, 17 February 2024 Amid reports that Russia is planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space, Sky News speaks to three experts about what military use of space looks like. Speculation that Russia might be developing a new space-based nuclear weapon has led to
Illustration of Lockheed Martin's Pony Express 2 small satellites. Credit: Lockheed Martin By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 16 February 2024 The company has a backlog of 100 smallsats for defense and intelligence agencies WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin is experiencing a growth spurt in an unexpected corner of its
Ground-based Starfire laser at Kirtland AFB in New Mexico By Bruce Gagnon, Published in 'Organising Notes', 15 February, 2024 Remember in 2003 how the New York Times reported that Iraq had WMD which then justified the Bush administration's 'shock and awe' attack? At the time so-called 'intelligence agencies' in the
