By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 21 August 2023 Seventy-two satellites, which will begin launching in 2026, will be “the space backbone for the Joint All Domain Command and Control.” The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin contracts to each build 36 satellites to carry data in
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
By Rachel Schike, Published by Washington Examiner, 16 June 2023 The United States and China, two of the world's largest superpowers, are locked in a battle to achieve supremacy in the final frontier — space. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China has stepped forward to challenge the U.S.
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking defense, 3 April 2023 The Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking - MEO constellation will be incrementally developed in two- to three-year cycles by Space Systems Command. WASHINGTON — With a prospective budget boost in fiscal 2024 as a tailwind, the Space Force is speeding towards
By Mark R. Whittington, Published by The Hill, 26 March 2023 The political question of whether the International Space Station (ISS) was worth the money was answered when an amendment to kill the orbiting space lab failed by one vote in the House of Representatives in 1993. Ironically, the late
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 24 March 2023 "We're ready to transition over to technology development," MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill told the Center for Strategic and International Studies today. WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency “shortly” will move from studying designs for its new Glide Phase
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 24 March 2023 The bulk of SDA's FY24 request, some $4.1 billion, is in research, development, test and evaluation aimed at getting the first iterations of its planned satellites for both data relay, called the Transport Layer, and missile warning and tracking, called
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
