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Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space

Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space
Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space

A new constellation with laser comms and compatibility with the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is now taking shape.

Has Space Force Helped Improve Space Acquisition? Survey Respondents Are Split

Has Space Force Helped Improve Space Acquisition? Survey Respondents Are Split
Has Space Force Helped Improve Space Acquisition? Survey Respondents Are Split

While almost 20% of overall respondents believe that the Space Force is not effective “at all” at improving space acquisition, there is a major split between views of DoD and industry; just 4% of DoD respondents said Space Force hasn’t helped, while 23% of industry respondents held that view.

Leading Lawmaker to Space Force: Stop Talking About Uniforms, Tell Me About Tech

Leading Lawmaker to Space Force: Stop Talking About Uniforms, Tell Me About Tech
Leading Lawmaker to Space Force: Stop Talking About Uniforms, Tell Me About Tech

“We’ve got to be tougher, faster, bolder,” said Rep. Jim Cooper. “And I’m really not seeing that like I would like to see.”

SDA Scales Back Ambitions For Cislunar ‘Deterrent’ In First RFP

SDA Scales Back Ambitions For Cislunar ‘Deterrent’ In First RFP
SDA Scales Back Ambitions For Cislunar ‘Deterrent’ In First RFP

SDA’s “data transport” satellites will be a key enabler of JADC2, says director Derek Tournear.

Blackjack Gets 2021 Budget Boost For Two Sats

Blackjack Gets 2021 Budget Boost For Two Sats
Blackjack Gets 2021 Budget Boost For Two Sats

SDA says it’s still a transition partner for Blackjack, despite no specific funding line in its 2021 budget.

Hey SDA, AFRL Boosts Space-Based Internet Tests

Hey SDA, AFRL Boosts Space-Based Internet Tests
Hey SDA, AFRL Boosts Space-Based Internet Tests

“I’ve never gotten a briefing from the Space Development Agency,” Roper said, “so I don’t know what their plan, I don’t know what they’re intending.”

New SDA Head Kennedy Quits; Turmoil Erupts In DoD Space

New SDA Head Kennedy Quits; Turmoil Erupts In DoD Space
New SDA Head Kennedy Quits; Turmoil Erupts In DoD Space

SDA Director Fred Kennedy steps down, amid turmoil within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin.

Navy & Marines Grapple With Moving To Space Force

Navy & Marines Grapple With Moving To Space Force
Navy & Marines Grapple With Moving To Space Force

The sea services have their own space specialists, but those personnel don’t only work on space — so who stays and who goes?

DARPA Blackjack: Who’ll Get Prized Satellite Tech, Air Force Or SDA?

DARPA Blackjack: Who’ll Get Prized Satellite Tech, Air Force Or SDA?
DARPA Blackjack: Who’ll Get Prized Satellite Tech, Air Force Or SDA?

Large networks of small, cheap satellites derived from commercial technology would be harder for China or Russia to kill than a handful of expensive, exquisite military-unique birds. But who gets to build it?

Space Force & Command To Cost $13B For First Five Years: SecAF Memo

Space Force & Command To Cost $13B For First Five Years: SecAF Memo
Space Force & Command To Cost $13B For First Five Years: SecAF Memo

The scope of the Space Force appears to be growing, with a new Air Force memo spelling out all of the offices that will fall under the proposed new command.

Pence: ‘We Must Have American Dominance In Space’

Pence: ‘We Must Have American Dominance In Space’
Pence: ‘We Must Have American Dominance In Space’

The “separate but equal” sixth service (don’t forget the Coast Guard) will be created in stages, because, as Pence finally admitted publicly, it “requires Congressional action.” And, as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Paul Selva, admitted today, if Congress passed the relevant laws in a year that would “unprecedented.”