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The Pentagon must make a culture shift to embrace innovation
A culture of innovation is fundamental to acquiring, adopting and scaling new technologies that will give our men and women in uniform the advantage.
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Space
Space Force chief calls for tighter link between operators and buyers
Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters today he wants space operators to be more involved in shaping plans for future systems and defining training needs.
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Capella Space creates US government-focused subsidiary
Capella Federal will build on its parent company’s work with the National Reconnaissance Office the U.S. Space Force and other agencies.
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L3Harris delivers experimental navigation satellite
The delivery brings the lab closer to conducting the first U.S. positioning, navigation and timing experiment in almost 50 years.
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US Space Command’s Shaw sees need for rapid, responsive launch
Lt. Gen. John Shaw said this week there’s a growing need for on-demand launch capabilities that can be leveraged to replace or augment satellites.
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Japan launches intel satellite to watch North Korea, disasters
The H2A rocket, launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, successfully lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.
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NATO’s forthcoming space center for excellence hits key milestone
Representatives from 15 nations in the alliance signed an operational memorandum of understanding Jan. 18 in Paris.
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Secrecy hinders info-sharing with allies, says Space Command deputy
The Pentagon’s tendency to overclassify space programs is making it harder for agencies to collaborate with international partners, a general warns.
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Colorado Dem threatens to hold Pentagon nominees over Space Command HQ
The latest threat to Senate confirmation of Pentagon nominees is coming from President Joe Biden's fellow Democrats over the Space Command headquarters.
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Pentagon strategy calls for integrated satellite comm networks
The plan features a three-phased approach, starting in fiscal 2023 with improving data standards — a step aimed at enabling better information sharing.
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SpaceX launches GPS satellite on reused NASA rocket
The launch was the first U.S. Space Force mission to rely on a rocket previously flown by another government agency.
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Space Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office eyes first launch this weekend
The mission includes three payloads from the Space Rapid Capabilities Office: two for enhanced situational awareness and one for secure communications.
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Lawmakers chart ‘middle course’ on space-based missile warning funding
Congress gave the Space Force $450 million more in fiscal 2023 for space-based missile warning and tracking. Does that mean lawmakers endorse its strategy?
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EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch port
The new facility at Esrange Space Center near the city of Kiruna should complement the EU’s current launching capabilities in French Guiana.
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Pentagon receives additional UFO reports, no sign of aliens
The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace.
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First British-based space launch of military satellites fails
Virgin Orbit officials said Jan. 10 that an anomaly had occurred during the firing of the rocket’s second stage engine, ending the mission.
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Raytheon, Millennium get more funding for missile tracking satellites
Through the Missile Track Custody program, the service plans to launch satellites to medium Earth orbit, where space sensors can observe a larger area.
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Space Force launches experimental weather satellite
Data collected from the demonstration will inform the Space Force's future weather monitoring constellation.
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