The U.S. Space Force looks to survive in the incoming Biden administration, even as some defense analysts have said that it will lead to costly new programs and a new bureaucracy and have suggested that space programs should revert to Air Force control. Last December, the 2020 National Defense ...
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The U.S. Air Force is examining modernization of its system of early warning radars and airborne command and control assets in Alaska. “It’s time to take a look at new ways of doing these things, and this is a topic that’s under way,” Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said ...
After revising selection criteria six months ago, the Department of the Air Force named six possible headquarters locations for U.S. Space Command on Nov. 19–Kirtland AFB, N.M.; Offutt AFB, Neb.; Patrick AFB, Fla; Peterson AFB, Colorado; Port San Antonio, Texas, and Redstone Army Airfield, ...
Parsons Corp. [PSN] on Thursday said it completed its $300 million acquisition of Braxton Science & Technology Group, adding to its capabilities in the space market. The value of the deal, which was announced in October, was $258 million including a tax benefit. Braxton is expected to ...
Voyager Space Holdings on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire The Launch Company in a deal that would be the first for the holding company in the launch sector. Terms of the pending acquisition were not disclosed. Voyager, which is based in Denver, earlier this year acquired two other space ...
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett on Nov. 16 called on industry to help the Air Force and U.S. Space Force with cleaning up space debris to help avoid collisions in space. “For a long time, the United States Air Force has been tracking space debris, but there’s a lot more to be done,&# ...