Space

SIMI VALLEY, California – A senior Defense Department official emphasized Dec. 1 that a standalone Space Force would help the Pentagon maintain direction for efforts to remain competitive in the […]

NASA on Thursday selected nine companies to compete for $2.6 billion in potential lunar commercial delivery services over the next 10 years, a key step toward long-term study and human […]

The Air Force’s first GPS III satellite has been scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Dec. 18, the service’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) […]

A new independent report released Monday asserts that it will take between $1.5 billion and $2.7 billion over five years to stand up some variation of a separate military branch […]

Satellite communications are the “number one threat vector” for cyber hackers in the world at the moment and it’s a space where the sector is also lacking in providers of […]

The Pentagon’s latest budget estimate for standing up a new separate Space Force could be less than $10 billion, the department’s number-two civilian told reporters Nov. 15. Deputy Defense Secretary […]

With Democrats in charge of the House of Representatives come January, the path to President Trump’s coveted Space Force just got a little rockier. As Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) is […]

The Air Force is putting increased dollars and training hours toward ensuring its space operators are properly equipped for any future conflict in space, a service official said Nov. 2. […]

Harris Corp. [HRS] has delivered its sixth advanced navigation payload to Lockheed Martin [LMT] as part of the Air Force’s GPS III satellite program, the company said Nov. 1. The […]

The Defense Department plans to have an initial cost estimate for Space Force efforts within the fiscal year 2020 budget request by next week, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said […]