U.S. Space Force

By Vivienne Machi
Tukwilah, Washington-based startup Starfish Space is planning its second satellite docking demonstration mission this summer.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
U.S. Space Force and NGA leaders have signed an agreement to define each agency’s role in acquiring space-based TacSRT data.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble, Vivienne Machi
A top U.S. military official confirmed that satellites are demonstrating aircraft tracking as the E-7A program faces a cancellation threat from the Pentagon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Long known for its storied aviation history, the Los Angeles region remains a force in aerospace manufacturing—now with the “space” element in sharp focus.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has received fielding approval for its new Counter Communications Systems Meadowlands jammer.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
Recent Chinese demonstrations of “dogfighting in space” have added extra urgency to calls for dynamic U.S. space operations capability sooner rather than later.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. military is currently testing sensors that can be used to track moving aerial targets from space, says Gen. Gregory Guillot.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Space Force has said it will fund CACI, General Atomics, and Viasat for further work into space laser communications terminal work.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space, competing for the Space Force’s first batch of R-GPS satellites, has demonstrated integration of an early iteration of the hardware and software.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Space Force says it has completed a critical propulsion test of the Oracle-M space situational awareness system.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
A U.S. satellite appears to have maneuvered near two Chinese spacecraft a few days ago, space situational awareness company Comspoc says.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
True Anomaly, a manufacturer of defense spacecraft, has raised a $260 million Series C round.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype a quantum-enabled inertial navigation system.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin’s Astrotech Space Operations a contract to boost payload processing capacity at Vandenberg SFB, California.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceWerx and The Aerospace Corp. help commercial space companies and prospective government customers get on the same page about technology readiness levels.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
Two years ago, the U.S. Space Force rebranded its Commercial Services Office to become the Commercial Space Office.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office successfully launched the intelligence agency’s NROL-145 mission on April 20.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office is surveying companies for information about geostationary satellite buses.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
The NRO and the U.S. Space Force successfully launched multiple national security payloads for the intelligence agency’s NROL-174 mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The release of the Space Warfighting Framework on April 17 sharpens the U.S. Space Force's public focus on its role in counterspace operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.
Space Symposium

By Garrett Reim
SpaceWERX has awarded Outpost Technologies a $1.8 million contract to develop and test a subscale prototype of its deployable thermal protection system.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force awarded seven of nine missions in its next series of high-priority national security missions to SpaceX.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force plans to award the next contract for new missile-tracking satellites in medium-Earth orbit about three months behind schedule.
Space Symposium