Pentagon and industry officials have been discussing the possibility of dynamic space operations, or the ability to frequently maneuver satellites, for several years. But the urgency for the Space Force to decide just how it might execute those operations is rising, driven by China’s advancements ...
Space mobility and logistics
The Space Force is eyeing a new marketplace to take advantage of commercial satellites that can move in geosynchronous orbit, the head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office said last week.
The Space Force has handed out a contract for startup Starfish Space to build and launch a satellite that will dock with and maneuver U.S. government satellites in geosynchronous orbit, a "first-of-its-kind" effort in the service’s burgeoning move to embrace space mobility and logistics.
We’re trying to articulate a requirement to the Space Force that we need to be able to have sustained space maneuver.
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 ...
