Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. By Daniel Patrascu, Published by Autoevolution, 16 December 2024 If a hostile nation from across the world would want to hit the US with a missile of some
By Gabriel Honrada, Published by Asia Times, 9 December 2024 US-Japan joint military space unit reflects evolving modern warfare as opposed Cold War 2.0 blocs increasingly reach for the stars The US Space Force (USSF) has activated a unit in Japan, marking a significant bilateral leap in countering rising threats
Illustration of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) polar satellite. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 23 October 2024 The company is building two satellites for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8
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
