Airmen unload a satellite system from an Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., June 2, 2022. U.S. Space Force / Walter Talens By Marcus Weisgerber, Published by Defense One, 1 November 2022 The newest service’s acquisition chief also calls for more fixed-price contracts and
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 24 October 2022 "We may say that we don't want to, and we stand behind not doing, kinetic debris creating testing, but that does not mean that we should not have that capability," said Mitchell Institute Senior Fellow for Spacepower Studies Tim Ryan.
By Rachel Nostrant and Rachel S. Cohen,Published by Defense News, 28 July 2022 President Joe Biden on Wednesday tapped Space Force operations boss Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman to run the service as the next four-star chief of space operations. If confirmed by the Senate, Saltzman will be the second person
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 25 July 2022 Defense Innovation Unit's Steve Butow: 'We want to make GEO cool again' WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is funding space projects that the agency hopes will spur commercial investments in satellite refueling technologies and support services for geostationary satellites. “Imagine
By Amanda Miller, Published by Air Force Magazine, 7 July 2022 Space Force operators and intelligence specialists will work side by side in the future to deliver the full “TPED” intelligence cycle—“tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination”—said Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting. Whiting commands the Space Force’s Space Operations
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 2 June, 2022 The review, to set out Space Force's "playing field," was tasked to the Defense Department and the IC by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, said Lt. Gen. Bill Liquori, Space Force head of strategy and plans. WASHINGTON: The Pentagon and
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 20 April 2022 Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein: The Space Force needs to “understand where we need tactically responsive launch, but more importantly, tactically responsive space.” WASHINGTON – The U.S. Space Force plans to conduct in 2023 a “responsive space” demonstration where private launch companies
By Melissa de Zwart, Published by Newsroom, 13 April 2022 International agreement on a peace treaty for outer space has been lacking for decades. A new working group is attempting a different path, writes Melissa de Zwart in part three of a series on space in the shadow of war The use of
