U.S. Space Force

By Steve Trimble
The 50-year-old GPS program is increasingly vulnerable to a proliferation of tools used to jam and spoof the weak and unencrypted civilian signal.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The spacecraft is the Pentagon’s first experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years.
Space

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

By Jen DiMascio
Four companies have each won a contract for initial development of a prototype for a consolidated ground system for new and existing missile warning satellites.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The SLC-40 upgrade has been spurred by SpaceX’s plans to launch the Starship Super Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, but NASA had concerns.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission, known as USSF-52, will be the seventh for the two-vehicle fleet of Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The type, a step down in size from cubesats, is popular for experiments and tech demos.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Space Force has assigned 21 launches for fiscal 2024 under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 launch service procurement contract.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The AFRL is leading its first cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) between the U.S. Space Force and companies outside the U.S.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Zeno Power has built and demonstrated a shielded Strontium 90 heat source.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The service’s broader commercial space strategy remains under consideration within the Pentagon.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital a contract to build 36 sat buses for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta constellation
Space

By Brian Everstine
The chief of space operations has pressed for a review and changes to an anticipated strategy for how the Pentagon uses commercial space capabilities.
Space

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

By Jen DiMascio
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to quadruple the number of satellites it has in orbit.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Japan’s space startups—and their U.S. subsidiaries—are playing a prominent role in several U.S. Space Force and NASA missions.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Space Force released its final request for proposals for companies to provide National Security Space Launch services under the Phase 3 program.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Zero-trust architecture is an approach to information technology security that emphasizes constant reverification of device identity and integrity.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Advancements in commercial space tech helped the U.S. Space Force, Millennium Space Systems and Firefly Aerospace pull off the Victus Nox rapid launch demo.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Lt. Gen. John Shaw, senior U.S. Space Force officer at Space Command, says challenges will grow as vehicles become more complex and operate further from Earth.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command has awarded Astroscale U.S. a $25.5 million contract to deliver by 2026 a prototype spacecraft that can refuel other satellites in space.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Frank Kendall discusses with Aviation Week the need to “reoptimize” the Air Force to acquire, plan and train better for potential near-term conflict.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The rocket lifted off at 10:28 p.m. EDT/7:28 p.m. local time on Sept. 14.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Space Force is standing up two new units that will target challenges emerging to electronic warfare and positioning, navigation and timing.
Space