By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 22 August 2023 WASHINGTON — A payload adapter that is the target of a European debris cleanup mission may have itself been damaged by a debris impact. The European Space Agency said Aug. 22 that it was informed 12 days earlier by the U.S.
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 August 2023 The deactivated satellite — launched to orbit in 2014 — was part of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program WASHINGTON — A geosynchronous surveillance satellite operated by the U.S. Space Force reached the end of its lifespan and was recently taken
The patch of the 75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron revealed at the unit's activation ceremony on Aug. 11, 2023. (Image credit: USSF/iStock/Getty Images Plus) By Brett Tingley, Published by space.com, 14 August 2023 "We are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 14 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in
By Laurn C. Williams, Published by Defense One, 18 July 2023 ODNI’s new three-year plan aims to turn data-gathering from afterthought to key asset. It’s time to get serious about data—how it’s collected, curated, and capitalized upon by humans and machines—lest the country lose its intelligence edge, the Office of
By Lauren C. Williams, Published by Defense One, 14 July 2023 Agencies have less than six months to convince a divided Congress to re-up an expiring warrantless surveillance authority. The controversial law used to digitally spy on foreigners in other countries is widely misunderstood, according to lawmakers and others who want
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 6 July 2023 A top U.S. space official says his command is constrained by current satellites’ fuel capacity. U.S. Space Command wants some of its satellites to be able to maneuver for extended periods in space by 2028, according to a top general.
iRocket conducted a test of its booster rocket engine under a 2020 Air Force contract. Credit: iRocket By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 28 June 2023 The $1.8 million agreement with the U.S. Space Systems Command is a Tactical Funding Increase, or TACFI WASHINGTON — Innovative Rocket Technologies, known as
