When America embarked on the journey to build the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II, President Roosevelt had a simple instruction: “speed, speed, speed.” His emphasis on speed spurred […]

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Vantor’s space-to-space intelligence business is also known as non-Earth imagery

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The company looks to extend its reach beyond commercial broadband services with customized military satellites

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The contract is a public-private partnership agreement awarded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command

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A mix of executive orders, new contracting approaches and closer ties between defense leaders and investors has some experts believing this latest reform drive may be different from the past.

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SYDNEY, Australia – The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $1.9 million contract to Southern California startups ExLabs for development of its reconfigurable spacecraft platform. Under the Direct-to-Phase 2 Small […]

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Concepts like ‘dynamic space operations’ and ‘sustained space maneuver’ refer not only to extending the life of satellites but also to allowing them to ‘take action’

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Space Force leaders said Beijing’s pursuit of reusable orbital rockets underscores the national security value of the technology — and raises alarm about how China might use it once it reaches maturity

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Saltzman says service must adopt more practical acquisition approach, announces new initiative to forecast future equipment needs

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The Department of the Air Force’s top civilian overseeing both the Air Force and the Space Force said he is increasingly worried about the services’ pace of innovation.

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The demonstration, targeted for 2026, will attempt to showcase a spacecraft’s ability to approach, image and maneuver around other objects in orbit without direct human control

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“The Space Force we have is not the Space Force we need” —Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations The United States and our allies have never been more […]

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If the Army is training soldiers to become better space professionals, that is not duplication. It is survival.

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The Pentagon on Sept. 5 announced a slate of senior leadership shifts, including new appointments to key command and planning posts.

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The new year-long program seeks to prepare military leaders for a “contested” space domain

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The Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program marks the military's first major attempt to deploy constellations of small satellites in the geostationary belt

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The service is rolling out initiatives, including a series of “AI Challenges” — hackathon-style competitions

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The U.S. Air Force’s autonomous reusable vehicle has flown to space since 2010 for long missions that last years

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The company won the $4 billion ‘Space Force Range Contract’ for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg operations. The award had been challenged by the previous incumbent RGNext

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The 2027 exercise will mark first time allies jointly develop scenarios instead of U.S. leading unilaterally

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The Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory has a new affiliation with the U.S. Space Force that the lab says will open new opportunities to work on key space technologies.

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Air Force Secretary Troy Meink ordered the shift in a recent memo

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Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of space operations, is retiring after 33 years of service. She reflects on the progress achieved, and the challenges ahead for the military space branch

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The launch of USSF-106 marks the Defense Department’s formal shift to flying national security payloads exclusively on domestic rockets powered by U.S.-made engines

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