Image: Jumpstudio By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 26 August 2024 Pentagon initiatives to integrate innovations from the commercial space sector remain a topic of heated debate WASHINGTON — Despite numerous policies and studies advocating for greater integration of private sector innovations, the gap between rhetoric and action remains
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 6 June 2024 ‘In the coming years, the Space Force will likely take additional steps toward a more distributed and proliferated approach for defense space capabilities’ WASHINGTON — An analysis of the U.S. Space Force’s budget proposed for
Rendering of the SDA Foo Fighter constellation. Credit: Millennium Space Systems By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 30 April 2024 While the Space Development Agency initially intended to make awards to more than one vendor, the agency determined that a sole-source contract with the Boeing-owned firm was "best value."
Image credit: Space Development Agency By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 19 March 2024 SDA’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1 program will not include seven Raytheon-made satellites as originally planned WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency’s network of sensor satellites in low Earth orbit — known as Tracking Layer Tranche
Falcon 9 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 / STAFF SGT. JEREMY MOSIER By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 27 February 2024 This year’s spending caps will boost future costs,
The Space Development Agency's constellation “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture" was formerly known as the “National Defense Space Architecture." Credit: SDA By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 27 February 2024 The nascent Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is built on the idea that lots of satellites offer plenty of redundancy. Reports
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force on Feb. 14, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT). (Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 14 February 2024 USSF-124 will send six satellites to orbit — two for the Missile Defense Agency
