The U.S. Space Command is now the overall sensor manager following President Joe Biden’s approval of the 2022 Unified Command Plan. Previous reports stated that the realignment involves transferring missile defense responsibilities to Space Command, including missile warning, missile defense and space domain awareness. In a recent call with reporters, however, Gordon White, SPACECOM’s deputy […]
The Air Force Research Laboratory has tasked Viasat to provide on-orbit space relay connectivity for a future program that would demonstrate operational space-based capabilities for the Department of Defense. Under the ARBALEST program, Viasat will provide a Ka-band space relay payload that will be integrated into a future AFRL spacecraft. The company will also provide […]
The Space Systems Command’s new facility in Chantilly, Virginia, shows the critical role played by commercial space technologies in maintaining a competitive edge in modern warfare and national security, SSC head Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein said during the facility’s opening on Tuesday. Breaking Defense reported that the new office and conference center, which has been […]
Iris Lan has been named general counsel at NASA, succeeding Sumara Thompson-King, who retired in December. FedScoop reported that Lan previously served as an associate deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice, exercising responsibility over 93 United States attorneys. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the agency’s team of attorneys and paralegals is critical to […]
Regina Caputo, a research astrophysicist at NASA, is leading the creation of energy-efficient, mass-producible instruments for measuring gamma rays emitted by black holes and exploding neutron stars. She oversees Goddard Space Center’s AstroPix program, which is currently in the development and testing stage for silicon pixel sensors similar in structure to semiconductor sensors used in […]
NASA has awarded Texas-based Osi Vision a potential five-year, $60 million contract to support and develop courses for the agency’s Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership Knowledge Services. The contract, awarded through the Technical Workforce Education and Expertise Development Services program, has a one-year base and four one-year and one six-month option periods. Besides course […]
The Space Development Agency is asking commercial firms to provide input regarding technologies that could be integrated into the Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System, a set of roughly 20 testbed satellites for future capabilities. T2DES is part of the Transport Layer, a planned 216-satellite constellation meant to facilitate soldier communications and data transmission. The […]
The Department of Defense is working with SpaceX to deliver communications services to Ukraine using the Starlink satellite constellation. The cost and other details of the effort remain classified to maintain operational security. SpaceX, which has provided Starlink access in Ukraine since 2022, has expressed concern about the use of the network to facilitate combat […]
The Space Systems Command is conducting market research to identify potential sources of a spacecraft bus for military weather satellites and support services for integrating a weather sensor. A request for information was posted as the SSC determines whether it will acquire more satellites under its Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems program. In 2022, the U.S. Space […]
The Department of the Air Force has chosen Patrick Space Force Base as its preferred location for two U.S. Space Force components that oversee guardian training and education and warfighting doctrine and tactics. The Space Training and Readiness Command and Space Delta 10 will join Space Launch Delta 45 at the Patrick Space Force Base. […]
