SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first U.S. national security mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-01 15:01 USSF-44 was SpaceX’s 50th launch of 2022. USSF-44 was a direct-to-geostationary orbit launch. It carried two Space Force satellites and small rideshare payloads. Both side boosters ...

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 ...

Polaris Dawn crewed mission could suffer additional delays Original Publication Date: 2022-10-25 11:05 Polaris Program originally planned its first Crew Dragon mission to fly in the fourth quarter of this year. The four-person crew will perform the first spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft. ...

NASA outlines case for making sole-source SLS award to Boeing-Northrop joint venture Original Publication Date: 2022-10-17 09:46 NASA published Oct. 12 a document formally known as the Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition. The document explains NASA’s rationale to sole-source ...

As DoD grows more reliant on space industry, it needs to define the relationship Original Publication Date: 2022-09-22 21:24 The conflict in Ukraine has shed light on the value of commercial satellites for national security. There are still open questions on how the military will work with ...

Interview with Luigi Pasquali, CEO of Telespazio Original Publication Date: 2022-09-12 00:04 Telespazio and Inmarsat signed a new deal involving the Moon in July. The agreement details the services they intend to offer together as the main operators of communication and navigation services for ...