Space Force delivers first payload for Japan’s QZSS satellites

Space Force delivers first payload for Japan’s QZSS satellites
Space Force delivers first payload for Japan’s QZSS satellites

The two hosted payloads, designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, will keep tabs on spacecraft and dangerous debris in geosynchronous orbit (GEO).

USG Should Beware Exaggerated Threat To GPS: RAND

USG Should Beware Exaggerated Threat To GPS: RAND
USG Should Beware Exaggerated Threat To GPS: RAND

“The risks are real but are not quite as bad as some have claimed in some of the hypothetical ‘day without space’ scenarios,” says Secure World Foundation’s Brian Weeden.

SPACECOM To Tighten Ties To Japan

SPACECOM To Tighten Ties To Japan
SPACECOM To Tighten Ties To Japan

“The US doesn’t go anywhere alone, we don’t do it alone around the world, and we certainly don’t do it alone in space,” Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno, Space Force staff director said yesterday.

New International Partnerships Could Spur Hosted Payloads: Gen. Thompson

New International Partnerships Could Spur Hosted Payloads: Gen. Thompson
New International Partnerships Could Spur Hosted Payloads: Gen. Thompson

SMC is “working on innovative relationships with, believe it or not, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and some other places you wouldn’t think of as traditional spacefaring nations,” says Gen. DT Thompson, Space Force vice.

DoD Wants Army, Navy To Join Space Force; May Ask Hill For Help

DoD Wants Army, Navy To Join Space Force; May Ask Hill For Help
DoD Wants Army, Navy To Join Space Force; May Ask Hill For Help

Space Force is looking to establish an independent identity, based on the legacy of the Air Force space community, but focused on “22nd century warfare,” says Maj. Gen. John Shaw.

US, Japan To Ink Hosted Payload Pact to Monitor Sats

US, Japan To Ink Hosted Payload Pact to Monitor Sats
US, Japan To Ink Hosted Payload Pact to Monitor Sats

Japan plans to host an American Space Situational Awareness (SSA) sensor payload on their QZSS satellites. American and Japanese officials are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding by the end of the year.