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When the stakes for space missions are at their highest, solid rocket motors meet the challenge

When the stakes for space missions are at their highest, solid rocket motors meet the challenge
When the stakes for space missions are at their highest, solid rocket motors meet the challenge Advertisement

Rapid response is crucial in defense, and the instant thrust provided by SRMs provide a tactical advantage.

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White House charges Pentagon to develop cislunar monitoring tech, including for ‘planetary defense’

White House charges Pentagon to develop cislunar monitoring tech, including for ‘planetary defense’
White House charges Pentagon to develop cislunar monitoring tech, including for ‘planetary defense’

The new White House plan for cislunar S&T tasks DoD to lead development of new, and/or improvement of current, ground- and space-based sensors for monitoring the cislunar region.

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Harnessing data to power the future of space domain awareness

Harnessing data to power the future of space domain awareness
Harnessing data to power the future of space domain awareness

How cutting-edge technology from L3Harris is enabling rapid data processing—and faster, more informed decisions in space defense operations.

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Mapping the Moon: Future cislunar ops require better PNT

Mapping the Moon: Future cislunar ops require better PNT
Mapping the Moon: Future cislunar ops require better PNT

Future military, civil and commercial cislunar operations will require precise lunar maps not just of topography, but also of the Moon’s gravitational and magnetic fields.

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Northrop Grumman to conceptualize Moon trains for DARPA

Northrop Grumman to conceptualize Moon trains for DARPA
Northrop Grumman to conceptualize Moon trains for DARPA

“The envisioned lunar railroad network could transport humans, supplies and resources for commercial ventures across the lunar surface,” according to Northrop Grumman’s announcement.

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From Russia with nukes? Sifting facts from speculation about space weapon threat

From Russia with nukes? Sifting facts from speculation about space weapon threat
From Russia with nukes? Sifting facts from speculation about space weapon threat

“Nuclear weapons in space are a really, really dumb idea,” said Jessica West of Canadian non-profit Ploughshares, but experts note that with Russia, nothing can ever be fully ruled out.

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ULA’s Vulcan makes orbit, first step toward OK for DoD launches

ULA’s Vulcan makes orbit, first step toward OK for DoD launches
ULA’s Vulcan makes orbit, first step toward OK for DoD launches

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur needs one more successful flight test to be certified to carry payloads to orbit under the Space Force’s National Security Space Launch program.

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New Biden space rules framework: ‘Expedited’ license review, ‘sustainability’ goals

New Biden space rules framework: ‘Expedited’ license review, ‘sustainability’ goals
New Biden space rules framework: ‘Expedited’ license review, ‘sustainability’ goals

“This oversight regime will balance economic competitiveness together with safety, security, sustainability, and responsibility,” states the new United States Novel Space Activities Authorization and Supervision Framework.

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ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges

ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges
ITU rules meeting: Geopolitical ‘fireworks,’ DoD spectrum challenges

Disputes over spectrum use by mega-constellations in low Earth orbit, such as SpaceX’s Starlink, also carry heavy political baggage at the 2023 World Radio Conference that starts tomorrow in Dubai.

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Expanding horizons: How rad-hard technologies revolutionized space exploration

Expanding horizons: How rad-hard technologies revolutionized space exploration
Expanding horizons: How rad-hard technologies revolutionized space exploration

Ensuring operational excellence and mission assurance across defense and commercial sectors.

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Germany inks Artemis Accords, citing ‘security impact’ in space

Germany inks Artemis Accords, citing ‘security impact’ in space
Germany inks Artemis Accords, citing ‘security impact’ in space

Germany is not the first European country to join, but as a political and economic center of the continent, Berlin’s move could convince several others to follow suit.

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NASA data, analysis needed to help DoD understand UFOs: Commission

NASA data, analysis needed to help DoD understand UFOs: Commission
NASA data, analysis needed to help DoD understand UFOs: Commission

Mike Gold, a former NASA official and member of the study team, told Breaking Defense that if any UAP proves to be extraterrestrial, “that would probably be the best case scenario, because if these systems are from terrestrial adversaries, that is really terrifying.”

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DARPA, NASA tap Lockheed Martin to design, build DRACO nuclear rocket for deep space missions

DARPA, NASA tap Lockheed Martin to design, build DRACO nuclear rocket for deep space missions
DARPA, NASA tap Lockheed Martin to design, build DRACO nuclear rocket for deep space missions

The Space Force is interested in DRACO primarily as an option for allowing it to undertake rapid on-orbit maneuvers, but also for potential future missions out to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

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Rad-hard: one company is keeping space systems operating years beyond expected lifetimes

Rad-hard: one company is keeping space systems operating years beyond expected lifetimes
Rad-hard: one company is keeping space systems operating years beyond expected lifetimes

BAE Systems sees two significant trends in radiation-hardened and tolerant solutions in space, and they’re the opposite of each other.

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