Space

Space Force Advocate to Lead GOP on House Defense Panel

Dec. 3, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers, a leading Space Force proponent, will become the top Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, his office said Dec. 3. “It’s an honor to be selected by my colleagues to lead the Republicans as Ranking Member of the House ...

Raymond: Air Support Coming to US Space Command

Dec. 2, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Space Force’s top general this week indicated the Air Force will create an organization to offer aircraft and other resources in support of U.S. Space Command. “All the services will have a service component, because this isn't space for space's sake,” Chief of Space ...

New Kirtland Lab to Explore How to Build a Better Spacecraft

Nov. 25, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
A new space materials laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is now open for business. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s space vehicles directorate opened the $4 million Deployable Structures Laboratory (DeSel) on Oct. 29. It plans to begin testing hardware in the next few ...

10 Companies Win Joint US, UK Space Pitch Day Contracts

Nov. 24, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Ten companies from four countries won seed money for innovative projects to improve military space technology at the first International Space Pitch Day, hosted online by the United States and United Kingdom, the U.S. Space Force said Nov. 23. Since early 2019, the U.S. Air ...