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A US Space Force Might Fly, But Forget About Battling Klingons
Sep 07, 2018 (VOA)
"We already, in fact, have a kind of Space Force," says Ilya Somin, a professor of law at George Mason University. "We have military satellites that already exi...
India Needs Space Command
Sep 05, 2018 (Sputnik)
Sputnik spoke to retired Group Captain Ajay Lele, a senior fellow at the New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), to understand the di...
US developing cheap, disposable spy satellites from civilian tech
Aug 31, 2018 (Sputnik)
The US' present reconnaissance satellites are huge, lumbering, expensive, ancient things. They cost upwards of a billion dollars and take a decade to develop, e...
Putin says tech breakthrough a 'key priority' for Russia
Aug 28, 2018 (AFP)
"We have placed the scientific technological breakthrough among our key national goals and priorities," Putin said at a tech forum in Siberia's main city Novosi...
UK may start space race with EU over GPS access
Aug 28, 2018 (Sputnik)
Prime Minister Theresa May has given the green light to the development of a British-made satellite-navigation system in the face of the country's imminent excl...
Pence Reaffirms Vision for 'American Dominance in Space'
Aug 27, 2018 (VOA)
During a speech Thursday at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Pence said that recent Pentagon reports have shown that China is "aggressively weaponizing space" and t...
USSTRATCOM, Brazil sign agreement to share space services, data
Aug 23, 2018 (SPX)
Rear Adm. Richard A. Correll, director of plans and policy for USSTRATCOM, signed the agreement as part of a larger effort to build a closer defense partnership...
MEI tapped to support DoD space missions
Aug 22, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Air Force, provides for services to support Department of Defense payloads on NASA transport, exploration and other ...
Beijing to launch satellite network to monitor South China Sea traffic
Aug 20, 2018 (Sputnik)
The project is headed by the Sanya Institute of Remote Sensing in Hainan and has been sponsored by the provincial government, according to the China News Servic...
How Canadian technology could protect Space Force troops
Aug 20, 2018 (The Conversation)
The response was mixed: Some support, some pushback. The topic also became fodder for late-night TV shows. The U.S. says it's establishing Space Force as a resp...
US 'concerned' with 'abnormal' Russian satellite
Aug 20, 2018 (Sputnik)
"We are concerned with what appears to be very abnormal behavior by a declared 'space apparatus inspector,'" US Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, V...
Robotic payload for RSGS mission moves to next phase of development
Aug 20, 2018 (SPX)
The technical challenges of servicing satellites in GEO are significant, but success could substantially revolutionize military and commercial space operations,...
Russian experts dismiss US fears of Russian satellite
Aug 20, 2018 (Sputnik)
Astronomers, however, don't seem to understand what the big deal is. "We are concerned with what appears to be very abnormal behavior by a declared 'space appar...
Donald Trump's Space Force isn't as new or as dangerous as it seems
Aug 17, 2018 (The Conversation)
In the space policy community, however, the idea of a separate Space Force has been debated on and off for years. Trump's version - and this may come as a surpr...
Donald Trump's Space Force plans analysed by a sci-fi expert
Aug 17, 2018 (The Conversation)
Much acrimony and ridicule has ensued, with debates over what such a force could or could not do; the only certainty being that it will cost billions of dollars...
Lockheed Martin to Build Infrared Spacecraft for US Air Force
Aug 15, 2018 (Sputnik)
"Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, California, has been awarded a $2,935,545,188 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract for three Next Generation Overhead...
US dismisses 'hypocritical' draft space weapons treaty
Aug 14, 2018 (AFP)
A top US official told the global disarmament body in Geneva that Washington had no confidence in the draft Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons...
Trump says 'Space Force' to dominate foes, cites China
Aug 13, 2018 (AFP)
"Our competitors have begun weaponizing space," Trump warned troops at Fort Drum in New York state, as he signed a National Defense Authorization Act passed by ...
New Pentagon report names Russia, China as threats to US space capabilities
Aug 10, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The United States faces rapidly growing threats to our space capabilities. China and Russia, our strategic competitors, are explicitly pursuing space warfighti...
'Time has come' to create US Space Force, sixth military branch: Pence
Aug 09, 2018 (AFP)
President Donald Trump ordered the creation of Space Force in June, arguing the Pentagon needs it to tackle vulnerabilities in space and assert US dominance in ...
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