From: Ministry of Defence and Jeremy Quin MP, Published by UK Government, 30 July 2021 Space Command will protect UK interests and capabilities in Space A special ceremony held at Space Command Headquarters, RAF High Wycombe yesterday marked the official opening of UK Space Command, with the first ‘Space Operator’
By Ed Adamczyk, Published by Defense News, 30 July 2021 July 30 (UPI) -- Britain established its Space Command on Friday in a ceremonial opening, with responsibilities split between three specific groups to form a joint space command, Britain's Ministry of Defense announced on Friday. The British military budget includes
By Vivienne Machi, Published by Defense News, 14 July 2021 STUTTGART, Germany — The German military has announced the creation of a separate command dedicated to space, becoming the latest of a handful of nations prioritizing more resources and missions among the stars. The Ministry of Defence introduced the new
By Lee Roop, Published by Stars and Stripes, 30 June 2021 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Tribune News Service) — Scientific research under way in Huntsville to improve space weather predictions will help the U.S. Space Command manage future natural threats to vital satellite communications and also shows the technical expertise available in
By Jacqueline Feldscher, Published by Defense One, 27 May 2021 Private industry is launching at a pace with which the military’s space-surveillance system can’t keep up. Now lawmakers say the Commerce Department’s fix is running late. It’s been nearly three years since the U.S. Commerce Department was ordered to start
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 20 May 2021 "Now we're just really working out the details for the timing that that will happen, and how frankly how it will happen," Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, Army SMDC commander, says. WASHINGTON: The head of Army Space and Missile Defense Command
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Spacenews, 7 May 2021 Rep. Betty McCollum: 'Too often over the past two decades, space acquisition programs have been delivered late and over budget.' WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has moved quickly to organize its operational units since it was established 16 months ago.
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 19 April 2021 WASHINGTON: DARPA’s effort to develop nuclear ‘engines’ for far-roving satellites also hopes to demonstrate the capability to keep “timely” tabs on spacecraft operating near the Moon, says program manager Maj. Nathan Greiner. While cislunar surveillance doesn’t require nuclear-propulsion, such a
