Space

The Pentagon officially established the Space Development Agency March 12 under the direction of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and will first focus on developing the architecture […]

The Defense Department is requesting nearly $12 billion in its fiscal year 2020 presidential budget request for space-based systems, over half of which would fund new and existing satellite programs. […]

The Air Force’s tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite has been placed aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket to be launched next month, ULA said Feb. 27. […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – The prospect of the Space Development Agency (SDA) – one of the key pillars of President Trump’s administration’s effort to improve space acquisition at the Pentagon – […]

The U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) commander told lawmakers Feb. 26 that he is supportive of plans to place the new Space Force under the Air Force, but noted that there […]

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded contracts worth nearly $739 million total to United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX for launch services for six future national […]

Florida’s congressional delegation and governor are pushing hard for the Pentagon to base its future U.S. Space Command in the Sunshine State. A bipartisan group of House members led by […]

President Trump has signed off on a directive that would put the Air Force in charge of the Space Force, pending congressional approval. Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4) Feb. […]

The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DOD OIG) plans to evaluate 11 separate efforts related to space, nuclear deterrence and missile defense in fiscal year 2019, including […]

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) on Thursday awarded Engility, which is now owned by SAIC [SAIC], a $655 million firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement contract for services to support […]