Space
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SpaceNGA Mission To Support World Magnetic Model Launches On SpaceX Rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday lifted off with 119 payloads for low-Earth orbit (LEO), including three small satellites developed by competitors under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) MagQuest […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySpace Force May Need Uptick In Wallops Island Launches Due To Commercial Demand
While the Space Force has used Wallops Island, Va., to launch niche missions, including small-satellite orbital and sounding rocket hypersonic suborbital launches, the service may need to ensure that it […]
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SpaceUpgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says
Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Conducts VICTUS DIEM Tactically Responsive Space Exercise
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC), Lockheed Martin [LMT], and Firefly Aerospace [FLY] conducted the VICTUS DIEM tactically responsive space exercise late last year and early this year, according […]
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SpaceInterview with Col. Alexander Rasmussen, Chief Capabilities Officer for the Space Development Agency
In this interview, Cal Biesecker, Acting Editor for Defense Daily and Col. Alexander Rasmussen discuss how the U.S. military is transforming space capabilities to support missile defense, communications, and future […]
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SpaceSpace Company Execs Outline Supply Chain Challenges
Solar panels, electric propulsion systems, software, and increasing production of subsystems and components are core supply chain challenges for spacecraft companies, industry executives said on Monday. The number of satellites […]
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SpaceNext SDA Tranche 1 Launches Likely In May Or June, Director Says
The Space Development Agency (SDA) had planned to resume Tranche 1 launches early this year, but is in a “strategic pause” that is to end with the next launches in […]
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SpaceDirected Energy Systems, Stealth Satellites Areas Of Concern In Chinese Roadmap, Space Force Official Says
China’s new five-year plan includes the development of stealth satellites and ground-based high-powered microwaves (HPMs) to attack allied satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), a Space Force intelligence official said […]
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SpaceSpace Force Re-Assigns GPS III Mission Next Month from Vulcan To Falcon 9
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is switching the rocket planned for next month’s GPS III-8 mission from United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur to SpaceX‘s Falcon 9, as the service […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Forecasts On-Orbit Maneuver In Geosynchronous Orbit As Important
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) explored the importance of maneuvering satellites, especially those in geosynchronous orbit, in an Apollo Griffin wargame last year, according to U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Samuel […]