The Space Force is eyeing a new marketplace to take advantage of commercial satellites that can move in geosynchronous orbit, the head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office said last week.
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The proliferation of commercial satellites is changing the character of war, a panel of military experts said at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 18.
The Air Force on Sept. 18 warned that a failure to pass a new budget for the federal government for part or all of fiscal 2025 could degrade military readiness and slow the arrival of critical equipment as Congress ticks toward a shutdown in less ...
The Space Force is preparing to award billions of dollars in launch contracts by the end of this year—provided Congress passes a budget. By the end of 2024, Space Systems Command wants to award a contract for the next phase of its National Security Space ...
he Space Force has established a task force to envision its forthcoming Space Futures Command, but plans are still murky and the new command is still months from standing up.
The Space Force used commercial satellite services to support the withdrawal of U.S. forces from air bases in Niger this summer, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said Sept. 17—a key milestone in the service’s efforts to integrate commercial capabilities into operations and ...
The top enlisted Guardian unveiled an ambitious project to transform the career path for the service’s 4,900 enlisted troops. “Vision for the Enlisted Force: Development Path,” aims to make each Guardian’s training experience more meaningful and better prepare them for increased levels of responsibility.
The People’s Republic of China recently launched its 1,000th satellite into orbit, the Space Force’s chief intelligence officer said Sept. 16, as he highlighted both the growing demand and ability the service has for tracking objects in space.
Despite the Space Force’s “laser-focused” effort to accelerate an initiative to bolster its GPS constellation, the service’s No. 2 officer said the effort is mostly in the study and analysis phase.