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
by Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, April 5 2021 Numerica won a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research award and later received an additional $2.25 million to mature the technology WASHINGTON — Numerica, a company that operates a network of ground-based telescopes to track objects in deep space, is deploying new
by Cassandra Sheer, Published by Space War, 2 April, 2021 Canberra, Australia (SPX) - As the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) celebrated 100 years with a spectacular and well-attended flyover in Canberra yesterday, many eyes were lifted to the skies. But RAAF's ambitions go even higher, as its motto "through
by Christen Mccurdy, Published by Spacewar, 11 March 2021 Washington DC (UPI) - The Air Force announced Thursday that it has named First Air Force as the future air component to U.S. Space Command. "The U.S. Air Force is a critical contributor to the U.S. Space Command mission as evidenced
An artist's depiction of L3Harris' tracking layer satellite, which will be part of a solution designed by the Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency to track and target hypersonic weapons from space. (L3Harris) by Nathan Strout, published by C4ISRNET, 10 March 2021 WASHINGTON — As it prepares to
An artist's rendering of the fifth geosynchronous Space Based Infrared System on orbit. (Lockheed Martin) by Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 27 February 2021 WASHINGTON — Now more than ever, American war fighters depend on space-based capabilities for their missions. In response, adversaries have developed counter space weapons meant to
The park on Cape Canaveral, Fla. showcases several pieces of equipment that were monumental to the development of Air Force Space Command. Here, 216 photos captured over a 90 minute period are layered over one another, making the star trails come to life. U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Tech.
