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Eastern Range Cautiously Continuing Space Ops

April 9, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Florida’s 45th Space Wing is aiming to keep as much regular order as possible as the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, reviewing launch plans and hoping the virus remains at bay. Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aim to execute 49 military and ...

Space Force Preps New Acquisition Ideas

April 3, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Space Force is wrapping up its report on how to build a successful new military space acquisition enterprise, posing 10 recommendations to Capitol Hill while starting to move out on pieces of the plan. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett was expected to sign the ...

USAF Taps More Missions to Join Space Force

March 31, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
More than 1,800 Airmen in jobs that support space operations will transfer from the Air Force to the Space Force over the next six months, the Air Force said March 31. Twenty-three intelligence, acquisition, and other organizations will become part of the Space Force, joining ...

‘Gray Zone’ Conflict Drives Space Weapons Development

March 30, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Foreign countries are boosting their investments in “gray zone” weapons that can confuse and disable satellites, are harder to attribute to a specific attacker, and fall below the level of overt war, posing regulatory challenges, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic ...

Coronavirus Cramps Some Space Force Plans as Ops Continue

March 27, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Work is still underway to build up the Space Force even as the new coronavirus raises some unexpected hurdles, the service's top uniformed officer said March 27. Three people assigned to the Space Force in Colorado have tested positive for the virus, Chief of Space ...