Business

Bigger, higher, cheaper: Space startup looks beyond LEO

The Pentagon’s former space policy chief joins LA-based K2 Space.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: N. Koreans captured; New AI-export rule; 2,500 Guardsmen on wildfire duty; Mines found at IKEA; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

The Henry Ford of satellite buses?

LA startup aims to churn out 12 mostly-standard buses a month.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

As the US and China race to the Moon, loopholes in space law could allow conflict

The prospect of “space water wars” is nearer, timewise, than the prospect of providing clean drinking water to everyone in the developing world.

  • Gbenga Oduntan, The Conversation
Ideas

2024 in review: Space Force

The year saw challenges in orbit and on the ground as the young service continued to expand.

  • Defense One Staff
Policy

US military needs to talk to China on space, cyber issues, officials say

While communications have improved since 2023, high-level strategic talks are still wanting.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine-aid plan; US production woes; How Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8B; Jersey drone update; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

SpaceX’s Shotwell wants space launch regulators to move faster

Elon Musk’s company aims to launch nearly 200 times next year.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Europe’s wartime crossroads; F-35’s training gap; Army’s to-do list; Space Force seeks boot camp; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Ceasefire pact in Lebanon; US strike in Syria; New SecNav tapped; Space execs’ pleas to NATO; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

As Europe contemplates a military buildup, space companies beg NATO to change

Cumbersome acquisition practices will keep Europe from fully harnessing new offerings, execs said.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

ULA’s Vulcan won’t launch any Space Force missions this year

The new heavy-lift rocket has yet to receive certification from the service.

  • Audrey Decker
Business

One contractor is on the Space Force’s naughty list

The service has never confirmed putting companies on the blacklist until now.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: More long-range missiles target Russia’s Kursk; Biden authorizes anti-personnel mines for Ukraine; SecDef Austin in the South China Sea; Satellite industry delays; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Defense Systems

Next launch of SDA’s satellite constellation pushed to spring

Officials originally planned to begin launching in September, but production has lagged.

  • Audrey Decker
Exclusive Science & Tech

New rocket startup debuts with supersonic flight

A new rocket drone could shake up the hypersonic game.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Biden green lights ATACMS for Kursk; SecDef Austin in Australia; Trump stands by Hegseth; Reed, Shaheen request Musk probe; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: TV host tapped as SecDef; Flag-officer firings, mulled; Space HQ to move?; US strikes in Syria, Yemen; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Policy

HASC chair: Trump will move Space Command HQ to Alabama immediately

The command has been based in Colorado since it was formed in 2019.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Trump’s climate skepticism could hurt military operations

Proposals to “dismantle” NOAA and roll back energy efforts pose “a huge risk,” said one expert.

  • Patrick Tucker
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