Integrating commercial partners and priming an ever-accelerating development and acquisition process will define the future for Pentagon space programs, acquisition leaders predicted at the 2023 GovCon Wire Space Acquisition Forum on Jan. 18.
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The U.S. Space Force and SpaceX successfully launched the sixth GPS III satellite into orbit Jan. 18, bolstering the crucial position, navigation, and timing constellation. The launch, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-40, took place at 7:24 a.m. Eastern, with the satellite riding SpaceX’s ...
Almost exactly sixteen years ago in early 2007, then-Lt. Col. B. Chance Saltzman was the commander of the 614th Space Operations Squadron, working at what was then called the Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The JSpOC was less than two years ...
With the Space Force still maturing early in its fourth year of existence, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman wants to hone in on developing the service’s essential warfighting processes—and making sure Guardians can perfect them through practice. In a pre-recorded interview with the ...
The U.S. and Japan are expanding their security commitment into space as part of a series of new actions aimed at bolstering the countries' defenses against China and other threats in the Pacific. U.S. officials said “attacks to, from, or within space” could lead to ...
Accelerating commercial cooperation and leveraging resources are crucial to competing with China in a new space race, according to Air Force Maj. Gen. John Olson, mobilization assistant to the chief of Space Operations at U.S. Space Force. Olson’s remarks came during a National Defense Industrial Association ...
Just as the Air Force relies on tankers to refuel fighters and bombers in flight, the Space Force should enable “true military mobility” for its satellites, a new report from the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation says. The report, "Enabling a New Space Paradigm: Harnessing Space Mobility ...
The U.S. Space Force officially turned 3 years old on Dec. 20, marked by a flurry of social media posts and celebrations for the nation’s youngest military service—and signaling yet another milestone in its maturation. In an image shared to Twitter, Chief of Space Operations Gen. ...
L3Harris announced plans Dec. 18 to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, the only U.S. maker of certain propulsion components for several key American military and space assets for $4.7 billion. The deal, which requires final approval from the Federal Trade Commission, would secure L3Harris as one of ...
