The patch of the 75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron revealed at the unit's activation ceremony on Aug. 11, 2023. (Image credit: USSF/iStock/Getty Images Plus) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 16 August 2023 "We are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to space
By Wen Zhou, Published by ICRC, 15 August 2023 Despite the long-term desire of the international community to explore and use outer space for peaceful purposes, space systems have been employed for military purposes since the dawn of the space era. As the role of these systems in military operations
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 August 2023 The deactivated satellite — launched to orbit in 2014 — was part of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program WASHINGTON — A geosynchronous surveillance satellite operated by the U.S. Space Force reached the end of its lifespan and was recently taken
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 14 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 11 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in space. Maxar
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Satellites are designed to maneuver in space, but are limited by the amount of fuel they carry. (U.S. Air Force) By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 11 August 2023 WASHINGTON — As U.S. Space Command eyes a future where satellites are designed to maneuver in space,
United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket, seen here in its "501" configuration without any solid rocket boosters. By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 7 August 2023 The Kuiper test satellites were supposed to launch on ULA's first Vulcan rocket. Amazon has confirmed it now plans to launch the first
By Vilius Petkauskas, Published by cybernews, 4 August 2023 Satellites are full of exploitable vulnerabilities. Attackers could use these flaws to launch themselves into orbit, closer to more valuable targets, a satellite security researcher believes.While it takes a rocket scientist to send a satellite into orbit, apparently, it doesn’t take
