The Army’s role is not to duplicate the Space Force; it is to fulfill its foundational functions as prescribed by federal law. Title 10, U.S. Code, legally mandates each service to “organize, train, ...

Imagine a battlefield shrouded not in smoke and fog but in silence. A silence not of peace but of disruption. No satellite communication connecting ...

The Russia-Ukraine war is arguably the first commercial space war on account of its use of private companies’ imagery for tracking and targeting. The conflict has demonstrated the advantage of knowing ...

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York Space Systems (York) announced the successful demonstration of the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) payload ...

Space is no longer the domain of a few government agencies. It has evolved into a vital ecosystem of commercial ventures and scientific innovation that affects global communications, navigation, ...

Naming weapon systems to give insight into its purpose or the branch’s culture is not new within the U.S. military. (DVIDS) The U.S. Space Force released names of space weapon systems to better link ...

In 2021, a Starlink satellite and OneWeb spacecraft came dangerously close to colliding in orbit. While both companies’ automated systems detected a potential collision, the incident sparked intense ...

As thousands of satellites go to orbit each year, traffic control is getting ever more complicated. Colorado Springs-based employees with KBR are among those ensuring the global picture and potential ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced InterMission and MAX ...

AI use in launch vehicles is being studied as a way to support higher launch rates, improve reliability, manage maintenance, and coordinate space traffic as global access to orbit increases ...

It marks the first time newly commissioned Space Force Guardians have graduated Officer Training School (OTS) wearing this ...