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AFRL selects 10 universities for satellite program
Nov 30, 2021 (SPX)
At the recent Flight Selection Review for the program's tenth cycle, 3 of 10 universities were chosen to remain in the program and continue development of their...
North Korea says Kim Jong Un has examined photos from new spy satellite
Nov 25, 2021 (UPI)
Kim surveyed the photos during a visit to the control center of North Korea's National Aerospace Technology Administration on Friday, according to the Pyongyang...
Pentagon creates new office to probe UFO reports
Nov 24, 2021 (AFP)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, working with the US director of national intelligence, ordered the new investigatory body to be established in the U...
AFRL collaborates with Magdalena Ridge Observatory to further space exploration
Nov 24, 2021 (SPX)
The university will receive $6.2 million in congressional funds to complete the first phase of the anticipated $30 million five-year project to build three tele...
Raymond talks economy, security, leadership at Naval Academy
Nov 23, 2021 (AFNS)
He described space as a warfighting domain, asserting that space capabilities underpin all instruments of national power. "Space is global," he said, "and is ke...
AFRL uses expedited acquisition process in latest spacecraft contract award
Nov 19, 2021 (SPX)
"The Precise flight experiment represents a new orbital regime for AFRL in Very Low Earth Orbit," said Dr. Rachel Hock-Mysliwiec, Precise program manager. "This...
Pentagon wants to make its space assets 'more difficult to find'
Nov 19, 2021 (Sputnik)
The US Space Force director of staff, Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, has said she believes that Russia's recent anti-satellite launch further necessitates the military'...
Russia ready to discuss all space security issues with US
Nov 18, 2021 (Sputnik)
"We confirm our readiness to discuss the entire spectrum of space security issues with all interested states, including the United States. We are convinced that...
CERES reconnaissance space system designed by Airbus and Thales launched
Nov 18, 2021 (ESA)
"We are ready to go with the next generation of space surveillance capability for France: CERES! Entrusting Airbus with the construction and full space system r...
Satellite attack: the mounting arms race in space
Nov 17, 2021 (AFP)
It wasn't clear if the Cosmos satellites could attack USA-245, an American surveillance spacecraft. "It has the potential to create a dangerous situation in spa...
US calls Russian anti-satellite missile test reckless, irresponsible
Nov 16, 2021 (UPI)
The seven astronauts were forced to take shelter in their space capsules as a cloud of space junk moved toward the station at high speeds. While the debris even...
AFRL awards $1b contract to Space Dynamics Laboratory
Nov 16, 2021 (SPX)
The contract, worth up to $1B, was awarded to Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory (USU/SDL) a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) to ensure...
Russia seeks to reassure ISS astronauts after missile claims
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
US officials on Monday denounced Russia for conducting a "dangerous and irresponsible" missile test that blew up one of its own satellites, creating a debris cl...
Russian military admits 'destroyed' satellite during test
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
"The Russian defence ministry successfully conducted a test, as a result of which the Russian spacecraft 'Tselina-D', which had been in orbit since 1982, was de...
Russia dismisses U.S. concerns about missile test, danger to ISS crew
Nov 16, 2021 (UPI)
Russia confirmed that it performed a missile test to destroy a satellite that's been in orbit for almost 40 years, but rejected accusations that the resulting d...
Germany calls for space security rules; Russia dismisses any danger to ISS crew
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
"We call on all states to engage constructively in this process and in the development of principles for responsible behaviour in space," the Germany foreign mi...
Space Force, Georgia Tech partner on STEM education, innovation
Nov 16, 2021 (SPX)
Lt. General Nina M. Armagno, U.S. Space Force director of staff, joined Georgia Tech Provost Steven W. McLaughlin and Executive Vice President for Research Chao...
L3Harris to upgrade Space Force counter-communications via $125M contract
Nov 16, 2021 (SPX)
Under the Meadowlands production program, L3Harris will upgrade 16 Block 10.2 versions of Counter-Communications Systems (CCS) operating in Peterson Space Force...
France boosts space surveillance with satellites launch
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
A Vega rocket carrying the Ceres satellites took off from Kourou in French Guiana, and placed them into orbit soon after. Unlike conventional surveillance satel...
U.S. military space plane lands, ending record-breaking mission
Nov 12, 2021 (UPI)
The robotic X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:22 a.m. The 908 days in orbit was four months longer than a...
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