Space

SPACECOM plans new, unified ‘Commercial Integration Office’ to work with private firms

SPACECOM plans new, unified ‘Commercial Integration Office’ to work with private firms
SPACECOM plans new, unified ‘Commercial Integration Office’ to work with private firms

The new office will coordinate the commercial cooperation activities of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense at Schriever SFB in Colorado and the Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg SFB in California.

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services
Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services

The plan is for Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office to set up a contracting vehicle that allows military users to buy satellite-direct-to-cellular communications capability as a service, said Clare Grason, who heads that office.

Raytheon wins $250M contract to build missile warning/tracking sats to monitor Chinese launches

Raytheon wins $250M contract to build missile warning/tracking sats to monitor Chinese launches
Raytheon wins $250M contract to build missile warning/tracking sats to monitor Chinese launches

The new satellites will be integrated into SDA’s first operationally capable set of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, called “Tranche 1,” the SDA spokesperson explained.  

Aussie Space Command looks to electronic warfare, other tech to deter attacks on satellites

Aussie Space Command looks to electronic warfare, other tech to deter attacks on satellites
Aussie Space Command looks to electronic warfare, other tech to deter attacks on satellites

“I think it’s a really important part of where we go to is just looking at how we can have that sort of electronic warfare type of capability to allow us to deter attacks or certainly interfere,” the head of Australia’s Defense Space Command said. 

Mitsubishi investment to fuel Astroscale’s planned expansion

Mitsubishi investment to fuel Astroscale’s planned expansion
Mitsubishi investment to fuel Astroscale’s planned expansion

“We are talking to potential partners in Australia and are excited to see their space industry continue to grow,” an Astroscale spokesperson said.

SPACECOM expands allied, industy cooperation: Gen. Dickinson

SPACECOM expands allied, industy cooperation: Gen. Dickinson
SPACECOM expands allied, industy cooperation: Gen. Dickinson

SPACECOM  is providing “spaceflight safety data to 680 global organizations flying 7400 spacecraft,” SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson said. “We also track an additional 41,000 pieces of debris.”

Startup Quasar Satellite piques Aussie gov interest in multichannel ground stations

Startup Quasar Satellite piques Aussie gov interest in multichannel ground stations
Startup Quasar Satellite piques Aussie gov interest in multichannel ground stations

Satellite communications and space domain awareness are two key priorities for the ADF’s new(ish) Space Command.

Maxar plans geospatial data, multi-source collection for Army’s One World Terrain

Maxar plans geospatial data, multi-source collection for Army’s One World Terrain
Maxar plans geospatial data, multi-source collection for Army’s One World Terrain

“The evolution of OWT shows how 3D terrain and information services are becoming essential tools for planning and decision-making not just for the U.S. Army but for a wide range of military, civil and commercial institutions,” Maxar’s Tony Frazier said.

Biggest-ever Avalon Air Show draws a dozen key US officials

Biggest-ever Avalon Air Show draws a dozen key US officials
Biggest-ever Avalon Air Show draws a dozen key US officials

The United States is sending a delegation focused on the Indo-Pacific region, including top people from. the Navy and Marines, as well as officials with a broader ambit such as the head of DSCA and the F-35 Joint Program Office.

The 5 big worries the Commerce Department has about space traffic management

The 5 big worries the Commerce Department has about space traffic management
The 5 big worries the Commerce Department has about space traffic management

“China is a major space player and will be a major space player. They are not participating in the global dialogue, and in global information sharing on SSA. That’s unsustainable,” said Richard DalBello, head of the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce.

White House advisory group to explore DoD use of commercial space

White House advisory group to explore DoD use of commercial space
White House advisory group to explore DoD use of commercial space

The “Venn diagram … of civil, commercial, and national security is becoming more and more overlapped,” said Chirag Parikh, executive secretary of the National Space Council.

What Pentagon leaders say they have learned one year on from the battle in Ukraine

What Pentagon leaders say they have learned one year on from the battle in Ukraine
What Pentagon leaders say they have learned one year on from the battle in Ukraine

While not disclosing everything, senior military leaders from virtually every service and specialty have spoken about how they’re incorporating lessons from the Ukraine war, from the danger of cell phones to the importance of a quick-moving industrial base.

White House nears plan to assign regulatory authorities for ‘new’ space activities

White House nears plan to assign regulatory authorities for ‘new’ space activities
White House nears plan to assign regulatory authorities for ‘new’ space activities

The ongoing White House-level review of what is often called “mission authorization and supervision” responsibilities has not been simple, according to several government officials involved, with the key agencies with current legal say over space regulations jockeying for a piece of the regulatory pie.

Space Force envisions ‘freight trains’ to space, ‘Walmarts on orbit’

Space Force envisions ‘freight trains’ to space, ‘Walmarts on orbit’
Space Force envisions ‘freight trains’ to space, ‘Walmarts on orbit’

Stephen “Bucky” Butow, director of space at the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit summed up the end goal for future operations as creating a “blue collar space.”