On 13 October, the US finally unveiled the long-awaited unclassified 2022 National Security Strategy. The document does a much better job at defining priorities than many of its predecessors; the… Continue reading "US Releases 2022 National Security Strategy"
According to a recent announcement, the US Defense Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA) is launching its new Space Power Conversion Electronics (SPECE) Program will aim to improve the performance of… Continue reading "DARPA SPCE Project Will Improve System Performance in Space"
On 3 October, the Space Development Agency (SDA) was formally transferred to the US Space Force. The SDA was created in 2019 just a few months before the US Space… Continue reading "US Space Force Acquiring Space Development Agency and New Chief"
On 28 September, the United Kingdom announced a new project – a new £50 million ($56.4 million USD) “Defence Cyber Academy”. The academy will begin operations this year; it will… Continue reading "UK Launching New £50 Million Cyber Academy"
The Space Force recently unveiled its official service song, “Semper Supra”. Get ready because this beat goes hard. We’re the mighty watchful eye, Guardians beyond the blue, The invisible front… Continue reading "Space Force Drops New Service Song, Is It a Failure to Launch?"
At 10 PM EDT on 16 August, the mammoth Space Launch System (SLS) began moving out towards the Cape Canaveral beach. For the first time since 1972, a launch campaign… Continue reading "NASA’s Artemis I Completes Rollout and Now Targets the Moon"
On 15 August, the US Army transferred 500 personnel and communications satellite control from the Alabama-based US Army Space and Missile Defense Command to the Space Force. With this latest… Continue reading "DoD Consolidates All Military Communication Satellites Under Space Force"
Early on the morning of 4 August, an Atlas V launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying the sixth and final satellite of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS-GEO).… Continue reading "Space Based Infrared System Launch Marks the End of an Era"
In a sign of Australia’s increasing defence space ambitions, the Defence Aviation Safety Agency (DASA) has formally taken on the role of Defence Space Regulator. In May, Australia’s new Defence… Continue reading "Regulatory Changes Signal Australia’s Growing Space Ambitions"
At 11:01 PDT (06:01 UTC), Space Launch Delta 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California launched a Minotaur II+ missile from Test Pad 01, which then exploded 11 seconds later.… Continue reading "US Missile Launch Test Ends in Explosion"