Space

The House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel is recommending reducing the $1 billion proposed by the U.S. Space Force in fiscal 2021 for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program by […]

In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource leaders, to […]

The U.S. Air Force’s collaboration with Texas-based Hypergiant Industries is to lead to a Chameleon Constellation of 24 to 36 artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-enabled cube satellites able to […]

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the newest GPS III satellite, Space Vehicle 03 (SV03), for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex-40 in Florida on Tuesday at 4:10 p.m. […]

On June 30, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force (USSF) announced the finalization of the command structure of the Space Force, a sixth military branch created in December, […]

The Space Force’s next national security launch will send the service’s newest GPS satellite up into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, while provider Space X will attempt to recover […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA), established in 2019, must be transferred from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the U.S. Space Force by the start of fiscal year […]

Maxar Technologies [MAXR] on Tuesday evening said it has agreed to acquire Saab’s share of two companies’ Vricon joint venture, a $140 million cash deal that will allow it to […]

A Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Ball Aerospace [BLL] team are on track to complete critical design review (CDR) for the team’s proposed infrared mission payload next May as part of […]

Relativity Space, a Los Angeles-based space startup using 3D-printing and artificial intelligence techniques to build launchers, has signed a right of entry agreement (RoE) with the Air Force’s 30th Space […]