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 […]
The associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate has announced her retirement effective April 30. Kathryn Lueders has spent more than three decades at NASA, where she provided strategic guidance for space exploration and science mission launches that uncover details about the Earth and the universe. The agency said her efforts helped NASA improve […]
The U.S. Space Force has submitted to Congress a wish list that includes $434 million for six classified priority programs. Five of the said programs are in the research and development phase and the remainder is in the procurement stage. A Space Force spokesperson declined to disclose the total amount the service is seeking under […]
BAE Systems, Palantir and 16 other companies will provide Data Software Services to the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command under a $900 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. According to a press release from SSC, Data Software Services is meant to support warfighters by providing a means for integrating and managing data from different sources. The software […]
The Space Development Agency seeks $4.7 billion for fiscal year 2024, most of which will go to satellite constellation development efforts. According to the SDA, around $4.1 billion will go to research, development, test and evaluation efforts for the Transport Layer and Tracking Layer. For the Transport Layer, $473 million will be for technology research […]
The U.S. Space Force is planning to launch new satellite communications systems that can withstand jamming attacks. According to budget justification documents, the service would spend over $3 billion from fiscal year 2024 to FY 2028 for the Space Systems Command’s Protected Anti-Jam Tactical Satcom family of systems. The PATS program involves the Protected Tactical […]
