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North Korea plans satellite launch as Seoul, US hold drills
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
The launch is set to take place between August 24 and 31, Pyongyang told Japan's coast guard Tuesday, with Tokyo mobilising ships and its PAC-3 missile defence ...
US Space Force boosts resilience with Capella Federal's satellite services contract
Aug 20, 2023 (SPX)
A highlight of this deal is its positioning of Capella Federal as a pioneer among the commercial earth observation enterprises. The reason being its collaborati...
Momentus awarded innovation research contract from Space Development Agency
Aug 15, 2023 (SPX)
Under this award, Momentus will tailor the capabilities of its Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle to support a full range of DoD payloads and mission requirements...
Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti collaborate to conduct responsive space tests for NRO
Aug 09, 2023 (SPX)
Scheduled to launch in 2024, the mission supports Xtenti's follow-on study contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to demonstrate FANTM-RiDE's ra...
Space plays larger role in US Southern Command's mission
Aug 08, 2023 (SPX)
Recently, Army Gen. Laura Richardson, Southcom's commander, spent time with Bill Nelson, NASA's administrator, during his trip though South America. According t...
'Space race' shows some still cling to Cold War script: Says Beijing
Aug 01, 2023 (XNA)
This is a term full of Cold War connotations, and it is now being brought to the hot topic of international space cooperation in Argentina by Nelson. No wonder ...
Alabama Republicans blast decision to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado
Jul 31, 2023 (UPI)
According to a senior U.S. official, Biden decided against relocating the headquarters -- which oversee the military's operations of space assets, including the...
Maxar wraps up Design Review for SDA's missile tracking system
Jul 26, 2023 (SPX)
The T1TRK program is an ambitious venture, aimed at delivering global missile threat warning and tracking capabilities. This includes the detection of both conv...
Ex-intel officer says US hiding info on alien craft
Jul 26, 2023 (AFP)
David Grusch testified that he "absolutely" believes the government is in possession of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs -- which has replaced the term...
Cambodia nears completion of controversial Naval Base, amid US concerns
Jul 26, 2023 (SPX)
This report is according to Chhum Socheat, a Cambodian defense ministry spokesman, who spoke to AFP and assured that there was no Chinese military presence on t...
The Strategic Use of Varied Orbits: US Space Force's New Mission
Jul 20, 2023 (SPX)
Kerstyn Auman, a space situational awareness analyst with the Aerospace Corporation, highlights the role LEO plays in various sectors. "LEO is frequently used f...
Why people tend to believe UFOs are extraterrestrial
Jul 19, 2023 (SPX)
I'm a sociologist who focuses on the interplay between individuals and groups, especially concerning shared beliefs and misconceptions. As for why UFOs and thei...
Space Systems Command releases National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Draft RFP
Jul 14, 2023 (SPX)
The initial draft RFPs, released on February 16, 2023, attracted interest from more than 20 companies during an Industry Day held the same month. Over 1,900 com...
Satellite security lags decades behind the state of the art
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
The results were presented by a team headed by Johannes Willbold, a PhD student from Bochum, Dr. Ali Abbasi, a researcher from Saarbrucken, and Professor Thorst...
Space Force, Air Force sign MOA on Guardian uniform development
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
Wade Yamada, deputy director of staff, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, and Lea Kirkwood, program executive officer and director, Air Force Life Cycle M...
Tensions on Earth don't have to affect outer space diplomacy
Jul 11, 2023 (SPX)
That's according to speakers at a recent webinar organized by the Space Diplomacy Lab at Duke, part of the university's Rethinking Diplomacy program. "Plans to ...
Spacecom General wants satellites with sustained maneuverability
Jul 08, 2023 (SPX)
"Since the dawn of space age, we're doing it wrong. What we've really been doing is what I call positional space operations. We launch a platform into orbit and...
Crashed N. Korean spy satellite had 'no military utility': Seoul
Jul 05, 2023 (AFP)
In May, North Korea attempted to put what it described as its first military reconnaissance satellite in orbit but the rocket carrying it plunged into the sea m...
iRocket contracts with US Space Force to transform how launch vehicles are powered
Jul 01, 2023 (SPX)
Designed for delivering payloads to multiple orbits including LEO, GEO, and the moon, the iRocket Shockwave launch vehicle will also be used for critical cargo ...
Spideroak demonstrates deployment of Orbitsecure on Ball Aerospace payload
Jun 23, 2023 (SPX)
"Successfully operating any military system in an operationally relevant environment is always a big milestone. In the unforgiving environment of space, there i...
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