Via Satellite

Information warfare using satellite data looms as a new frontier of “gray zone” conflict between the United States and China. Last October, China said that it had begun an effort […]

Frank Kendall, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Air Force Secretary, indicated on May 25 that he is not convinced of the need for a separate service acquisition executive (SAE) […]

Delays are surfacing in planned U.S. Space Force (USSF) missions under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. USSF has said that its first Falcon Heavy launch is to be […]

The United States Space Force launched the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit missile warning satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape […]

California-based ABL Space Systems said on May 17 that it has received a contract from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), geared to speeding the delivery of innovative commercial technology, […]

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) needs a service acquisition executive (SAE) now, the USSF Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said on May 12. The fiscal 2020 National […]

The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), P.L. 116-92, established the U.S. Space Force on Dec. 20, 2019, but the law had some curious language in Section 957 that […]

Proposals to ban anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons would face hurdles in becoming U.S. policy, according to a DoD official’s testimony on May 5th before a joint hearing of the House Armed […]

OneWeb has signed its first commercial services contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). The company will work with Hughes Network Systems to demonstrate managed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications services to […]

The chief of the National Guard Bureau, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, told the House Appropriations Committee’s defense (HAC-D) panel on May 4 that “the establishment of a Space National Guard” […]