NDAA compromise bill wants more focus on satellite protection, responsive launch Original Publication Date: 2022-12-07 21:17 Compromise version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act released. It directs DoD to figure out a strategy to protect military satellites from threats in orbit. ...

ESA secures 16.9 billion euros at ministerial Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 17:56 European Space Agency member states provide 16.9 billion euros for next three years. It is a significant increase over 2019 but more than 1.5 billion euros below what the agency sought. Despite falling ...

JPSS-2 deploys solar array after delay Original Publication Date: 2022-11-11 13:03 NASA launched the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) 2 spacecraft early Nov. 10. Spacecraft initially stated that the spacecraft extended its single solar array. Telemetry was unable to confirm the deployment. ...

For U.S. Space Force, Raymond’s retirement marks the end of an era Original Publication Date: 2022-10-30 09:01 Gen. John “Jay” Raymond will relinquish command to Gen. B. Chance Saltzman. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to attend the change-of-command ceremony. As the first official ...

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Roman Space Telescope Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 23:10 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The contract is valued at $255 million for the launch and other mission-related costs. Roman is the next large, or ...

ULA’s Atlas 5 launches U.S. Space Force experimental missile-warning satellite Original Publication Date: 2022-07-01 23:41 The rocket lifted off at 7:15 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. The $1.1 billion USSF-12 mission to geosynchronous Earth orbit carried two ...

New head of Space Force acquisitions looks to get back to basics Original Publication Date: 2022-06-24 22:03 Frank Calvelli is assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration. Calvelli says a number of Space Force programs are years behind schedule and billions of ...