Credit: Space Systems Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 The Space Systems Command released a “request for prototype proposals” for the Missile Track Custody Epoch 2 program WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force initiated a new phase in its missile defense satellite program. The Space
Image Credit: US Space Force By Alyssa Lafleur, Published by Space Impulse, 7 August 2024 Insider Brief The U.S. Space Force is calling on the commercial space industry to weigh in on its draft plan for a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. Released through a request for information, the Space Force’s
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 Greg Hadley, Published by Air & Space Forces Magazine, 20 June 2024 The Space Force is working on
(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
The Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory site on the island of Maui is owned by the University of Hawaii. Tenants include the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Maui Optical Station (AMOS). Credit: KBR By Paula Dobbyn, Published by Civil Beat, 20 May 2024 The plans for the project on Haleakala's summit drew
Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous Earth orbit satellite on an Atlas V launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, in May 2021. By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 14 May 2024 As U.S. launch rates surge at the Defense Department’s two
An illustration of satellites tracking various types of missiles, including a hypersonic glide vehicle. (Image credit: Space Development Agency) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 13 May 2024 The FOO Fighter satellites will add to the Space Force's growing fleet of missile-tracking spacecraft. The United States Space Force has ordered the
Space Training and Readiness Command recently conducted a test of the Remote Modular Terminal (RMT), a new system for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office. (Image credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Isaac Blancas) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 24 April 2024 Such a system could disrupt adversary satellites overhead
