By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 January 2022 The twin spacecraft will help keep tabs on the traffic in geosynchronous orbit. A powerful United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched two "neighborhood watch" satellites for the United States Space Force on Friday (Jan. 21). The Atlas V lifted
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 19 January 2022 At the start of 2021, key questions loomed for the U.S. military space community: Would the Space Force survive under President Biden? Could the Defense Department’s space agency really build a megaconstellation? And when would United Launch Alliance fly the long-awaited
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 13 January 2022 Lisa Costa was appointed chief technology and innovation officer of the Space Force in September 2021 WASHINGTON — Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer of the U.S. Space Force, said the service is eyeing investments in edge computing, data centers
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 12 January 2022 The reorganization is moving forward as SDA ramps up the procurement of satellites for its low Earth orbit constellation WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency, created in 2019 as a separate entity under the Office of the Secretary of Defense, will
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 11 January 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is developing an acquisition strategy to buy weather data as a service and may release an official solicitation later this year. While the Department of Defense has historically relied on its own electro-optical satellites to
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 10 January 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle carries the fifth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle for the U.S. Space Force. (SpaceX) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has yet to launch all of the GPS III satellites at its disposal, but
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 6 January 2022 Slingshot will develop an analytics tool that ingests GPS telemetry data from commercial LEO constellations and uses it to paint a picture of RF hazards on the ground WASHINGTON — Under a $2 million contract from the U.S. Space Force, Slingshot
By Amanda Miller, Published by Airforce Magazine, 2 January 2022 Airmen recite the oath of office before transferring into the Space Force during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 15, 2020. About 300 Airmen at bases worldwide, including 22 in the audience, transferred during the ceremony. Air Force photo by
