By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 March 2022 A $550 million congressional add-on in 2022 is only a down payment to kickstart the deployment of a 28-satellite constellation in low Earth orbit WASHINGTON — A $550 million increase to the Pentagon’s 2022 budget was directed by Congress to procure
By Andy Tomaswick, Published by Universe Today, 14 March 2022 This will likely come as a surprise to no one who has closely watched the development of NASA’s next giant rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), but it’s going to be expensive to use. Like, really expensive – to the
By Vivienne Machi, Published by C4ISRNET, 14 March 2022 STUTTGART, Germany — France is several years into a multibillion-euro investment in military space capabilities, and the country is using its temporary role leading the European Council presidency to emphasize the operational domain’s importance across the continent. Mirroring its American partners,
By Tanmay Kadam/Eurasian Times Desk, Published by Eurasian Times, 9 March 2022 China’s Long March 2C rocket carrying seven satellites lifted off on March 5. Of them, six satellites were developed by private Chinese firm GalaxySpace with the aim of forming an experimental network for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 9 March 2022 An artist's depiction of 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) WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 4 March 2022 Guetlein wants “system of systems integration.” The previous organization focused on “system by system and not an integrated capability” ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Space Systems Command — the Space Force organization that oversees procurement of new technology — is being
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 3 March 2022 Increased protection of U.S. satellites will be a priority in the 2024 budget ORLANDO, Fla. — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the possibility of conflict in space is driving budget priorities as the military services prepare to submit
By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 2 March 2022 Los Angeles (SPX) - Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the U.S. Space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program. "NGP combines Northrop Grumman's proven experience in missile warning and
