Frank Kendall, Air For secretary, speaks at the annual Air Force Association conference in Sept. 2021. (AFA) By Michael Marrow, Published by Breaking Defense, 6 September 2023 Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's letter didn’t specify what “broader and more comprehensive” changes officials are examining, though he did
By Sandeepa Bhat B.*, Published by CASL/NUJS, 1 May 2023 The Indian government made a new beginning in 2020 with respect to the commercialisation of the space sector in India. The gates were opened for private sector participation in all aspects of space activities by the Government of India (GoI).
By Elizabeth Howell, Publishd by Space.com, 12 April 2023 The Federal Communications Commission plans to streamline its space activities to meet fast-growing space safety needs. The fast-growing space debris issue is top of mind at a new space-focused division of the U.S. government. "Satellite and orbital debris rules" will be one of
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 20 March 2023 The budget proposes $30 million in fiscal year 2024 and $30 million in 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force in budget documents submitted to Congress last week is seeking $60 million over the next two years for a program known
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 3 March 2023 The guidelines are for military space operations, not for commercial or civil space activities WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department on March 3 released updated guidelines for safe and responsible space operations. These guidelines were issued Feb. 9 by Defense Secretary
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 February 2023 Congress directed DoD and the director of national intelligence to “make publicly available a strategy regarding defending and protecting on-orbit satellites” WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s space policy office is drafting a congressionally mandated report explaining how the U.S. will defend
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 12 January 2023 "We are not where we need to be as a digital service by any means," Col. Roy Rockwell told the GovConWire DoD Digital Modernization Forum today, adding that a "Spaceverse" could be a couple years away. WASHINGTON — Like most
By Joshua Huminski, Published by Breaking Defense, 7 November 2022 Once firmly stuck in the realm of science fiction, the idea of moon bases and manned missions to Mars is closer than ever before. In the op-ed below, national security expert Joshua Huminski says the US needs to turn its
