Hanwha Systems is exploring SAR satellites that could follow BAE Systems' initial batch of multi-sensor Azalea spacecraft, slated to deploy in 2025. Credit: BAE Systems By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 11 June 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — BAE Systems has partnered with South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Systems to explore
Protesters outside the 2022 Rocket Lab conference at Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch.Peter Meecham / The Press By Warren Thomson. Published by The Press, 9 June 2025 Warren Thomson is an anti-nuclear activist who has been writing and speaking on peace issues for fifty years, and is involved with
Space operators monitor the sky for threats from foreign powers By Sarah Knapton, Published by AOL, 7 June 2025 In a fake village in Buckinghamshire, several members of Space Command are huddled around a computer screen watching a foreign missile approach a Ministry of Defence communications satellite. It is just
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico By USSF Major Jacob Singleton, Published by Space Systems Command, 29 May 2025 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The engineer took a brief pause from holding his breath to shout, “Steady!” Sweat dripped down his forehead partly from the 100º F weather, but
GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 April 2025 WASHINGTON — In a significant departure from traditional defense procurement practices, the U.S. Space Force is moving to replace its specialized military satellites used for geostationary surveillance with systems built and operated by commercial
Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch the mysterious Victus Sol mission for the Space Force. (Firefly Aerospace / Trevor Mahlmann) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 16 April 2025 While the current focus on the TacRS program is space domain awareness, Col. Bryon McClain, SSC's head of Space Domain Awareness
LeoLabs’ new radar site in Arizona in December 2024. Photo courtesy of LeoLabs By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 15 April 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - As the Space Force looks to expand its ability to track objects in orbit, a series of ground-based radars coming in
By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 11 April 2025 A successful space economy depends on making sense of exploding data and navigating new national agendas. TAMPA, Fla. — Space businesses are under pressure to adapt as artificial intelligence and shifting geopolitics reshape their industry in ways that are still
