Science & Tech
Inside the Air Force’s anechoic chamber
Future platforms will require bespoke hardware to test at the Edwards facility.
Ideas
What Venezuela’s moonbase vow says about China, Russia, and the USA
Caracas’ participation in the International Lunar Research Station is more than merely symbolic.
Science & Tech
ULA’s first Vulcan launch pushed to end of the year
After an explosion in March, the company launched an investigation into what happened to its new heavy-lift rocket during testing in Alabama.
Policy
Space Force opens marketplace, launches test initiative to get new tech faster
The service's weeks-old Commercial Space Office serves as a hub for several efforts to accelerate acquisition of next-gen tech.
Science & Tech
How Space Force wants to use AI
As satellites multiply, "we won't be able to...control all that by humans in real-time," Space Command's deputy chief says.
Threats
Space Command wants ‘sustained’ satellite maneuverability by 2028
A top U.S. space official says his command is constrained by current satellites’ fuel capacity.
Science & Tech
China’s Commercial Space Ventures Pose A Variety of Threats, DOD Officials Say
Officials worry China may do for commercial-space capabilities what it did for cheap telecom equipment.
Business
Space Force Unworried by Predictions of Commercial-Launch Consolidation
There’s “certainly enough capacity,” the service’s No. 2. officer said—though “more is always better.”
Defense Systems
Pentagon Wants To Demo Space Internet Capabilities This Year
DOD’s innovation agency is working with seven companies on it, following a request for proposal awarded earlier this year.
Policy
Pentagon Buying Musk’s Starlink for Ukraine
SpaceX had donated 20,000 satellite terminals to Ukraine, but later said the service was “never intended to be weaponized.”
Science & Tech
Space Force Will Look At How to Hack Targets From Space
“We're laying the groundwork for starting to figure that,” said the leader of Space Operations Command.
Defense Systems
NRO, Awash in Satellites and Their Data, Hopes AI Can Help It Cope
Artificial intelligence and machine learning could help send information faster and simplify constellation management, said the agency’s director, Chris Scolese.
Defense Systems
Bringing GPS to the Moon Is the Next Frontier
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is part of a government collaboration to bring precise navigation to the lunar surface.
Threats
US Will Use AI to Track Orbiting Objects, Space Command Says
The four-year-old command is set to reach full operating capacity this year—but will it stay in Colorado?
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Ideas
How Special Operations Forces Must Meet the Challenges of a New Era
To the commander of U.S. SOCOM, what matters most is whether we solve the problem our nation needs solved.
Business
Lockheed Reorganizes Its Space Division, Adding Plans to Sell Satellite Parts to Other Companies
The moves reflect the growing space market and particularly the military’s demand for speed.
Policy