The Department of the Air Force’s space acquisition boss called for industry to stop low-bidding contracts and for the Pentagon to only select realistic proposals on Feb. 23, arguing that failures to do so eventually forces the Space Force to “rob our future to pay ...
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As Pentagon and Space Force leaders start planning for a future of dynamic space operations where satellites can maneuver as needed and get refueled to prolong their service lives, industry leaders are preparing to deploy new technology and finalizing their concepts of operations for what ...
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant became the second ever leader of Space Systems Command on Feb. 1, pledging to align the Space Force’s main acquisition arm with the visions of Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
The Space Force aims to boost its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program from 12 launches in fiscal 2023 to 21 missions in 2024, with United Launch Alliance (ULA) responsible for 11 missions and SpaceX handling 10.
WORLD: Space: Victus Nox launch; Classified Space Force strategy; New Deltas streamline feedback.
Successful environmental monitoring requires a broad range of sensors operating in the air, at sea, on land, and in space.
A month after revealing plans for prototype “Integrated Mission Deltas” to put operations and sustainment under one roof, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman announced the creation of corresponding acquisition units called “System Deltas.” The new organizations are part of Saltzman’s push to align ...
The Space Force is launching two prototype “Integrated Mission Deltas,” a new type of unit meant to bridge the gaps among operations, engineering, and capability development specialists.
The Space Force set a scorching new record Sept. 14 when it launched a satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., just 27 hours after receiving launch orders.
The Space Force is launching two prototype “integrated mission deltas” to bridge the gap between operations and sustainment, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman announced Sept. 12.
The Space Force is expanding its effort to be able to launch a satellite into orbit on a moment’s notice, with help from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit. The two organizations put out a solicitation to industry Aug. 24 for its next “tactically responsive space” mission, ...
World-Space: New Space Force Four-Stars; Counterspace weapons needed for Space Superiority.
