Derek Tournear, the director of the Space Development Agency, recently spoke about how the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is designed to survive attacks across several domains. The PWSA is a planned seven-layer satellite constellation meant to provide warfighters with data transport and missile-tracking capabilities. An initial set of 10 spacecraft was sent into orbit aboard […]
SpaceWERX, the U.S. Space Force’s innovation arm housed within the Air Force Research Laboratory, has awarded Miami-headquartered battery and microelectronics company City Labs a $1.7 million Small Business Innovation Research Direct-to-Phase 2 award for imaging sensor delivery. City Labs will create an autonomous, self-powered imaging sensor with onboard processing capabilities and wireless communications for satellites […]
The first satellite launch for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture took place at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket deployed 10 of the 28 Tranche 0 satellites to low-Earth orbit, two of which were manufactured by SpaceX. The satellites will undergo testing and component checkouts for several […]
NASA has drafted a plan to explore Mars through a series of science and infrastructure-building missions to be undertaken by robots. Eric Ianson, Mars Exploration Program director, said the Exploring Mars Together strategy would begin after all launches take place for Mars Sample Return, an ongoing effort to collect particles from the planet’s surface and […]
The U.S. Space Force plans to enhance its secure military narrowband communication capability by acquiring two satellites that operate between 300 megahertz and 3 gigahertz. The service issued a solicitation for the two Mobile User Objective System satellites on March 24. Under the first phase of the effort, the Space Force is seeking information on […]
The U.S. Space Force is providing eligible agency talents with an opportunity to learn and become software coders through the Software Development Immersive program. SDI offers participants a three-month immersive program followed by a three-month rapid software development internship with Space Fore software factories and USSF active duty uniformed members and government civilians. SDI cohorts […]
A panel at the recent Satellite 2023 conference brought together experts to talk about the implications of artificial intelligence on military space objectives. The discussion titled “How AI and Space Technologies Combine to Benefit the Critical Mission” dealt with using AI to enhance data analysis for decision-making. Charles Beames, executive chairman at SpiderOak and chairman […]
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a Space Systems Command contract worth over $57 million for systems engineering and logistics support. MTSI and its partners will help the SSC modernize the Satellite Control Network by providing telemetry, tracking, command, communications and control capabilities. The TT&C3 capabilities will support over 170 satellites used by the Department […]
The U.S. Space Force is planning to spend $700 million to better secure its ground systems from cyber threats. The amount is included in the service’s $30 billion budget request for the fiscal year 2024. At a House Appropriations Committee defense subcommittee hearing, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, a 2023 Wash100 awardee, […]
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said no changes have been made regarding a transfer of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. He told members of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee during a hearing Tuesday that the White House has not relayed any desire to oppose the move, adding that […]
