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Adding to regulatory burdens doesn’t necessarily improve cybersecurity
Pursuing such policies may actually reduce national security by diverting resources from legitimate activities to secure networks and systems.
By Liselotte Odgaard and Roslyn Layton
US Space Force sends X-37B craft on another secretive mission
The Boeing-built spacecraft serves as a testbed for new technologies for both the Defense Department and NASA.
South Korea to launch first domestically built spy satellite
The satellite will be carried by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Under a contract with SpaceX, South Korea plans to launch four more spy satellites by 2025.
Countries at UK summit vow to tackle AI’s ‘catastrophic’ risks
Harris said the world needs to start acting now to address “the full spectrum” of AI risks, not just existential threats such as massive cyberattacks.
By Kelvin Chan
Space Force finalizes plan for commercial surge capacity during crisis
The strategy outlines a framework for how the Space Force will scale up its use of commercial capabilities during a crisis or conflict.
SpaceX launches NASA spacecraft to mysterious and rare metal asteroid
The Psyche should have soared a year ago, but was held up by delays in flight software testing attributed to poor management and other issues.
Space Force seeks bids for next phase of national security launches
The strategy pursues a two-lane approach to procuring launches -- one for emerging providers a second for rockets that can fly more demanding missions.
How two SATCOM companies are responding to Starlink’s dominance
OneWeb and Intelsat are positioning themselves to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Space Development Agency launches 13 satellites on SpaceX rocket
The 13 satellites will join 10 others launched in April as part of SDA's first batch of low Earth orbit data transport and missile tracking spacecraft.
Opinion
Opening up National Security Space Launch program endangers access
A former U.S. Air Force secretary argues against allowing a vendor who has not yet successfully launched to compete on the basis of a paper proposal alone.
By Deborah Lee James