U.S. Space Command to bring commercial firms into classified wargame on nuclear threats in space

A military exercise known as Southern Star integrates across space and cyber domains. Credit: U.S. Space Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 28 January 2026 Upcoming tabletop exercise will examine response to weapons of mass destruction in orbit ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Space Command will, for the first

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Space Force Association unveils virtual ‘National Spacepower Center’ for education and wargaming

Robbie Robertson, Sedaro CEO and co-founder, gives a presentation on the National Spacepower Center to U.S. Space Force leaders. Credit: Sedaro By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 12 December 2025 ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Force Association, a nonprofit advocacy group, announced plans to create a virtual education and

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Space Force rehearses mobilization of private satellite assets during orbital emergencies

The Space Force wants to leverage commercial space capabilities during wartime through a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. (Jumpeestudio) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 21 July 2025 The two-day exercise held in Colorado Springs marked the second in a series of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) wargames WASHINGTON —

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Wargaming the Unknown: The Space Force’s challenge in preparing for a war no one has fought

By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 25 February 2025 WASHINGTON — Military planners have centuries of battlefield history to draw from when wargaming conflicts on land, at sea, and in the air. But in space — where no war has ever been waged — there is no historical precedent

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