By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 3 January 2022 The total number of global launch attempts has doubled during the last decade. More rockets made orbital launch attempts during 2021 than in any previous year in history, breaking a record that dates back to the space race. There are no
By Amanda Miller, Published by Airforce Magazine, 2 January 2022 Airmen recite the oath of office before transferring into the Space Force during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 15, 2020. About 300 Airmen at bases worldwide, including 22 in the audience, transferred during the ceremony. Air Force photo by
By Echo Xie, Published by South China Morning Post, 30 December 2021 Beijing lodged a protest at the UN, saying its space station had been forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision with one of Musk’s satellites Tesla boss insists there is room for ‘tens of billions’ of
By Frank Gardner, Published by the BBC, 30 December 2021 The year 2021 has seen a fundamental shift in British defence and security policy. Up goes the budget for digital technology, artificial intelligence and cyber. Down goes the money for more traditional hardware and troop numbers. All of this at
By Rhoda Kwan in Taiperi and Jon Henley, Published by the Guardian, 28 December 2021 Beijing urges US to act responsibly after two near misses that it says posed serious threat to astronauts’ lives China has accused the US of ignoring international treaty obligations and engaging in irresponsible and unsafe
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 27 December 2021 Among all the space action over the past year, AFRL's push to expand military space operations to cislunar space — the vast volume of space between the Earth's outer orbit and that of the Moon — and beyond has been
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 23 December 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military wants to directly plug commercial imagery satellites into its forthcoming orbital networks, enabling soldiers in the field to access that data faster. The military has become increasingly interested in using satellite imagery to extend its situational
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 22 December 2021 Space Force wants to deploy sensors across the GEO belt and is asking contractors if they can produce payloads for $10 million or less WASHINGTON — GEOST, a small company based in Tucson, Arizona, won two U.S. Space Force contracts worth
