The Space Development Agency will begin launching its first operational data transport satellites in 2024, part of the Space Force’s effort to build a space version of the internet. (Image: Northrop Grumman) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 29 June 2023 The plan is to grant two contractors Other
iRocket conducted a test of its booster rocket engine under a 2020 Air Force contract. Credit: iRocket By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 28 June 2023 The $1.8 million agreement with the U.S. Space Systems Command is a Tactical Funding Increase, or TACFI WASHINGTON — Innovative Rocket Technologies, known as
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. David Miller, U.S. Space Command Director, Operations, Training and Force Development, addressed Academic Fair attendees at the USSPACECOM inaugural event, Mar. 8, 2022, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Club. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.) By Theresa Hitchens, Published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off April 2 at 10:29 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, carrying 10 military satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. Credit: SpaceX livestream By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 19 June 2023 SDA’s second launch
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 16 June 2023 There’s “certainly enough capacity,” the service’s No. 2. officer said—though “more is always better.” The U.S. Space Force is not worried if a few makers of light-lift rockets go out of business, the service’s No. 2 officer said Thursday. “I
Commercial satellite communications services support U.S. Army training operations. Credit: SES Space & Defense By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 12 June 2023 Lt. Gen. Burt: ‘The commercial guys need to have a voice on this WASHINGTON — An initiative to ensure the U.S. military has access to commercial space
From Bllomberg,Published by Hindustan Times, 7 June 2023 The Silent Barker satellite constellation is scheduled for launch after July on board. The US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites this summer to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting objects,
By Jaspreet Gill, Published by Breaking Defense, 24 May 2023 If a modern integrated operations network is the foundation of the home, the Unified Data Library is the electricity flowing through it, Space Force Chief Technology Officer Lisa Costa told Breaking Defense. Also, the SpaceVerse will come into play somewhere
