By Singh Rahul Sunilkumar, Published by the Hindustan Times, 25 September 2023 Rocket launch may have disrupted Earth's upper atmosphere, puncturing the ionosphere and causing a faint red glow. A rocket carrying a United States Space Force satellite blasted off on Thursday night (Friday morning in India) and may have
Render of Astroscale's ADRAS-J satellite, to be launched by Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle. (Photo: Business Wire) Published by The Mainichi, 23 September 2023 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese startup Astroscale Holdings Inc. said Friday it has won a $25.5 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a satellite
Infrared image collected by NOAA’s weather satellite GOES-15 in December 2011. The clouds are colored based on their temperature, an indication of storm intensity. Credit: NOAA By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 23 September 2023 NOAA in 2020 transferred GOES-15 to the Space Force to provide coverage over the Indian
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 22 September 2023 In a letter to congressional committees, the Air Force certifies that WGS-12 can’t be replaced by commercial alternatives WASHINGTON — Boeing expects to get a contract in the coming months to build a new communications satellite for the U.S. military, funded
By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 20 September 2023 An illustration from the Defense Intelligence Agency's 2022 publication "Challenges to Security in Space" that outlines various concepts of space-based weapons. (Image credit: Defense Intelligence Agency) The U.S. Department of Defense wants fresh ideas on how to maintain military superiority in space.
By Dave CeCamp, Published by AntiWar.com, 18 September 2023 The US is planning to open a Space Force command post in Japan as it’s looking to increase its space capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region as part of the buildup aimed at China. Last year, the US established Space Force command
RS1 rocket. Credit: ABL Space Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 18 September 2023 The $15 million task order is part of a $60 million STRATFI agreement announced in March WASHINGTON — ABL Space Systems, a California-based launch startup that has yet to reach orbit, received a $15 million
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 14 September 2023 We were created for this new space era — an era increasingly characterized by great power competition.' The space around Earth is increasingly a site of military competition. That's according to remarks made by
