The U.S. Space Force is looking to the commercial satellite industry to make sure that breakthroughs in technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning are made available to combined commercial/military satellite networks.
By Breaking DefenseSpace System Command’s overarching goal is to develop “diverse” capabilities for space domain awareness across all orbits.
By Theresa HitchensAdapting for the future of space requires new ways of envisioning what “success” really means.
By Barbara Braun, Principal Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering Office, The Aerospace CorporationIn the destruction of a satellite, perhaps a political opportunity for the US.
By Joshua HuminskiA rapid response space capability must be an integral component of the president’s response options to not only deter an adversary, but also to avoid repeating the humiliation of revealed impotence in the face of a threat.
By Charles Beames“Viasat has been undergoing an existential crisis as it competes with SpaceX for the satcom market,” one industry source said.
By Theresa HitchensBy diversifying our approach to launch, we will achieve an increase in launch and payload options.
By Joshua HuminskiKratos is disrupting the traditional procurement model by learning what the customer wants and developing it long before the Request for Proposal.
By Barry RosenbergWhat Army leaders want out of future battlefield systems is a stable hardware enabled by powerful software that makes it easy to upgrade, integrate accessories and accomplish their tasks.
By General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.ODNI is working on providing outside partners with declassified explanations of the office’s science and technology priorities, said John Beieler, director of science and technology.
By Theresa HitchensNuclear propulsion for space-bound rockets wasn’t science fiction even in the 1960s, and 60 years later multiple programs are rediscovering this promising technology.
By Mark LewisThe Army units involved operate a payload for the Wideband Global SATCOM system; the Navy’s are connected to the Mobile User Objective System sats.
By Theresa HitchensDiversifying space architectures and the need for interoperability is driving a shift to dynamic, flexible, software-based infrastructure.
By Barry Rosenberg
The new Space Priorities Framework put forward by the Biden administration makes promises on global leadership, space traffic coordination, and deterrence.
By Hannah Dennis and Kaitlyn Johnson