Space

SpaceX launched a classified satellite early Sunday morning for the National Reconnaissance Office, using a flight-proven booster, marking the first time an NRO mission has flown on a reused rocket. The mission, […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on a cybersecurity framework for satellite ground systems in positioning, timing, and navigation (PNT) systems. The draft document, “Satellite Ground Segment: […]

The timeline for fielding the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Unified Data Library (UDL) is uncertain, as the service continues prototyping for UDL to serve as a centralized, cloud-based data repository […]

A new ground-based radar that Northrop Grumman [NOC] is developing for U.S. Space Force will provide greater capabilities than legacy systems for detecting and tracking objects in deep space, according […]

After the U.S intelligence community worked with commercial satellite companies to share their imagery of Russia’s military build near Ukraine’s borders before its invasion of Ukraine, these companies are independently […]

Between 2019 and 2021, China doubled its number of satellites in orbit from some 250 to 499, while Russia increased its number of orbiting satellites from about 150 in 2019 […]

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) wants to help define standards for future on-orbit refueling and repair of satellites–two areas that the White House National Science and Technology […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne [ARJD] secured its largest-ever RL10 engine contract to deliver 116 engines for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket. Aerojet announced the deal on Monday, financial terms were not […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may hold an industry day to hear from commercial companies about possible technologies for space debris removal, the profit potential for such companies […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the space industry continues to launch satellites at an increasingly rapid pace, both the commercial industry and U.S. Department of Defense are working toward a […]