“The envisioned lunar railroad network could transport humans, supplies and resources for commercial ventures across the lunar surface,” according to Northrop Grumman’s announcement.
By Theresa Hitchens“In a sense, we drive our satellites today as if we’re going to church. Our adversaries drive their satellites as if they’re going to combat,” Lt. Gen. John Shaw, who recently retired from US Space Command, told Breaking Defense in this Q&A.
By Theresa HitchensWhile the new Russian satellite didn’t get super close to any others, its behavior “could be considered unfriendly,” said Slingshot’s Audrey Schaffer, who until recently served as the director of space policy at the National Security Council.
By Theresa HitchensThe COMSPOC study included a look at risks from unannounced rendezvous and proximity operations — such as those being routinely performed by the Russian “inspector” satellite Luch/Olymp that have raised hackles at the Defense Department — and the risks to US military satellites cause by mis-plotting the trajectories of adversary birds.
By Theresa HitchensThe program, called Victus Haze, builds on the on-going Space Systems Command Victus Nox mission to rapidly launch a prototype satellite for keeping tabs on objects in low Earth orbit.
By Theresa HitchensAmong the exercise scenarios, Red Skies will look at how Space Force operators will handle threatening close approaches by adversary satellites.
By Theresa Hitchens“The closest proximity that we have imagery of was 400 meters” taken during a pass on Feb. 28, said Karla Brown, program manager for the demonstration satellites at Lockheed Martin Space. “So we hope, with two viable assets up there, to continue the demonstration to get even closer and continue to prove out those algorithms.”
By Theresa HitchensThe company is using private capital to build its hunter satellite, called Jackal, to shadow adversary satellites seeking to evade US tracking.
By Theresa Hitchens“We are talking to potential partners in Australia and are excited to see their space industry continue to grow,” an Astroscale spokesperson said.
By Theresa HitchensThe lab sees “rendezvous, proximity operations and docking,” or RPOD, as critical to future space situational awareness needs, AFRL’s Tristan Griffith told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa HitchensThe National Space Council recently heard suggestions ranging from establishing a licensing “clearinghouse” to temporarily doing away with licensing altogether.
By Theresa Hitchens“We have an issue, as everyone here knows, with China where they’re just simply not sharing information. And we cannot safely operate in space if a major space participant isn’t actively engaged and sharing information in a way that enhances safety for all,” said Commerce’s Richard DalBello.
By Theresa Hitchens