Space

Space is becoming increasingly contested, placing at risk satellites critical to the mission and even every day activity. From satellite capabilities to what’s happening on orbit, get the latest here.

Millennium, Raytheon complete design review for missile warning system

The companies are both developing sensors to track missile threats from medium Earth orbit.

21 hours ago

Then-Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, waves during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade Nov. 9, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Mastalir is now a brigadier general in charge of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific, the service's first component command. (Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie/Air Force)

Space Force opens first regional command headquarters in Indo-Pacific

It’s the first time that the U.S. will have a staff solely focused on integrating military satellite- and radar-based missions into Pacific operations.

6 days ago

In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, sixth from top left, South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets and US Air Force F-16 fighter jets, left, fly over South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.

Space

North Korea’s Kim boasts new ICBM as US flies bombers

U.S. B-1B bombers took part in separate joint exercises Saturday with South Korean and Japanese warplanes in response to a North Korean ICBM launch.

Proliferation of precision fires creates overmatch

GPS can no longer be relied upon to support the accurate delivery of precision fires, given adversarial capabilities to disrupt satellite communications.

11 days ago

National Reconnaissance Office seeks commercial hyperspectral imaging

The request for proposals is part of a part of a broader Strategic Commercial Enhancement effort, designed to better leverage off-the-shelf technology.

12 days ago

Stealth destroyer Zumwalt tackles warfare basics before hypersonics

The Zumwalt-class will be the Navy’s first foray into using the same hypersonic missile as the Army.

13 days ago

Mannequin-crewed NASA rocket blasts into space as US resumes moonshots

NASA launched its Artemis 1 moon rocket, blasting the U.S. off on a path to reach the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years.

13 days ago

Go for the moon: NASA’s mightiest rocket ship finally lifts off

Moonshot follows nearly three months of vexing fuel leaks that kept the rocket bouncing between its hangar and the pad.

13 days ago

The Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5

Uncrewed, solar-powered US space plane back after 908 days in orbit

The Boeing-made X-37B has now flown over 1.3 billion miles and spent a total of 3,774 days in space.

2 weeks ago

GPS navigation strands US-made Dodge Charger on German church steps

The navigation system reportedly brought the unnamed driver to the steps of the church, where the vehicle got stuck.

2 weeks ago

Air Force Research Lab awards $76 million for lunar experimentation

AFRL expects the Oracle satellite to launch in 2025 and have a two-year mission life.

3 weeks ago

NOAA weather imaging satellite launches into orbit

System also delivers data to partner weather and climate satellite systems controlled by the U.S. Space Force.

3 weeks ago