Space
US Space Force Becomes 18th Member of U.S. Intelligence Community
Growing threats to U.S. space assets require more intelligence collaboration, senior official says.
Lockheed’s Proposed Aerojet Rocketdyne Purchase Sets Early M&A Test for Biden
The new administration will weigh in on a further consolidation of the U.S. defense industry.
How We’re Building a 21st-Century Space Force
Only by staying lean, agile, and tightly focused on our mission can we succeed in protecting the United States.
Space Force Troops Get a Name: ‘Guardians’
VP Pence revealed the moniker for Trump’s oft-teased newest military service branch to stand alongside soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines.
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Trump Admin to Rename Two Bases for Space Force Over Military Objections
The Air Force had quietly agreed with Congress not to change anything until the NDAA settles a way forward on Confederate base names.
Firms Picked to Make Orbiting Sensors for Next-Gen US Missile-Defense System
The sensors and satellites will be part of the Tracking Layer component of the next-gen missile-defense system.
Boots on The Moon Are Going to Have to Wait, Space Force General Says
NASA’s astronaut program is the quickest way to space for military personnel.
Fearing Satellite Hacks and Hijacks, White House Issues Space-Security Directive to Industry
Manufacturers need to build in better defenses and even ways to regain control of hijacked spacecraft, directive says.
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