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ULA rolls out Atlas V rocket for classified government launch
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 25, 2023 - United Launch Alliance rolled out an Atlas V rocket Friday in preparation for next week's planned launch of a classified space surveillance mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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PAR Government shares in $900M Space Force contract
New Hartford NY (SPX) Aug 25, 2023 - PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) reports that its wholly owned subsidiary PAR Government Systems Corporation, in close partnership with ICEYE US, the leading commercial provider of space-based
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24 hours to launch: Space Force, DIU kick off new 'Tactically Responsive Space' mission - Breaking Defense
The program, called Victus Haze, builds on the on-going Space Systems Command Victus Nox mission to rapidly launch a prototype satellite for keeping tabs on objects in low Earth orbit.
Firefly’s Alpha rocket for the Space Force’s VICTUS NOX mission stands on the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
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SILENTBARKER 'watchdog' to be 'exponential' leap in DoD monitoring of Chinese, Russian sats - Breaking Defense
As the Space Force prepares to launch highly classified space domain awareness satellites, China calls foul on purported close approaches to its sats by existing US birds.
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Norms plus counterspace weapons: RAND recommends holistic strategy to deter space attack - Breaking Defense
"The prospects for complete success in deterrence of hostile attacks on space assets, particularly reversible, nondestructive attacks, are limited," the RAND study cautions.
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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.
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SpaceX launches new batch of Space Defense Agency missile tracking satellites
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 2, 2023 - SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Space Development Agency's newest batch of tiny missile defense satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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York establishes comms with final delivery on Tranche 0 Program
Denver CO (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 - York Space Systems (York), the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, is reporting successful contact with its final spacecraft deliver
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Lockheed Martin's Transport Layer satellites launch as part SDA's Tranche 0
Littleton CO (SPX) Sep 04, 2023 - Ten Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) satellites have been deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in support of the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA's T0TL
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SDA launches 13 more Tranche 0 data relay, missile tracking sats for 'warfighter immersion' - Breaking Defense
While SDA plans to use lasers to connect its hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit to each other and to the ground, that technology remains in its infancy.
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Space Force reframes mission to 'secure' US interests 'in, from and to' space - Breaking Defense
"The phrase in, from, and to space is a direct reference to the core functions of the Space Force. Guardians secure our Nation’s interests in space through space superiority activities that protect the Joint Force and the Nation from space and counterspace threats," wrote Chief of Space...
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Episode 141 — Building Counterspace Capabilities: Smart Spacepower - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Podcasts
In Episode 141 of the Aerospace Advantage, Building Counterspace Capabilities: Smart Spacepower, John “Slick” Baum chats with Col Eric Felt, USSF Director of Architecture; Matt Fetrow of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office; Arnie Streland of Northrop Grumman; and Charles Galbreath, Mitchell...
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SDA steps toward global hypersonic missile tracking, plus new targeting capability - Breaking Defense
SDA plans to purchase and deploy a minimum of 54 space vehicles equipped with infrared sensors from up to three vendors under the new solicitation for Tranche 2 of its Tracking Layer constellation.
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What it says to me watching above picture: time travel does exist.
Please do remember that all the lazy ones that didn't achieve much (if not nothing) with way more money will only smear and tarnish Musk to hide their embarrassing failures.
Please do remember that all the lazy ones that didn't achieve much (if not nothing) with way more money will only smear and tarnish Musk to hide their embarrassing failures.
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Best picture of the stack yet.
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Space Force, NRO launch ‘Silent Barker’ space observation satellites
The joint mission flew Aug. 29 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida.
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turns out 2060 is little far out as Laser Coupled Particle Beams (LCPBs) are a thing in civilian research..
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Budget Docs Show Pentagon Aims To Loft Particle Beam Anti-Missile Weapon Into Space In Four Years
After three decades, the Pentagon is betting big on their belief that a dream of the Star Wars initiative may now be closer to a practical concept.
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ULA launches its final NRO mission on Atlas V heavy lift
Space Coast FL (SPX) Sep 11, 2023 - After a series of delays due to Hurricane Ida and an issue found during a pre-launch ordnance circuit continuity check, for the first time in almost 11 months, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas
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US Space Force launches ‘Victus Nox’ responsive space mission
The Victus Nox mission, Latin for “conquer the night,” was meant to demonstrate the ability to rapidly acquire, build, integrate and launch a satellite.
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How two SATCOM companies are responding to Starlink’s dominance
OneWeb and Intelsat are positioning themselves to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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This has nothing to do with Space ForceHow two SATCOM companies are responding to Starlink’s dominance
OneWeb and Intelsat are positioning themselves to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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dont know dont care, likely not, but if there were to be be any escalation NATO would have NO CHOICE but to utilize as much Starlink as could be immediately procured.
Musk is proposing a military version because, IMHO there is no competitor for practical milsatcom to be affordably available to lowest possible echelon.
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Off topic - I can be from time to time (as well as redundant) - but I just don’t understand why there are many many SRB designs that appear to be conversion candidates for the conventional IRBM mission and never seem to be contemplated for that purpose. History is filled with “ballistic missile to booster” examples why not go the other way?
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I’m taking about solid rocket boosters like the Castor/GEM family of solid rockets not like a SpaceX Falcon 9.
The fact that no one has a requirement for an IRBM program (outside CPS) is probably an issue.
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DISA and US Space Force award Iridium PLEO satellite-based services contract
McLean VA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 - Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has been awarded a five-year base Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one five-year option by the U.S. Space Force for Iridium Ce
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SRM is the proper term, SRB refers to specific configurations (Shuttle and Atlas V). The unsuitability is due to too big (long), not made for the elements, not for long term storage, too high of thrust (vs longer duration), not robust for handling. And because they were banned by the INF for most of the last of the 35 years.
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Space Force prototypes new 'integrated' Deltas for readiness boost - Breaking Defense
The two new Integrated Mission Deltas will be responsible for all aspects of electronic warfare and positioning, navigation and timing.
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Space superiority now and in the future
National Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 - In the face of a growing number of threats, the Air and Space Forces need to consider how to maintain Air and Space Superiority with limited manning, capacity and budget. U.S. Space Force Maj.
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How the Space Force’s new targeting squadron will scope out adversary space and counterspace capabilities
The Space Force in August stood up its first squadron assigned to targeting adversary space assets and their supporting ground systems and links.
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Space Force aims for more efficient operations with ‘integrated’ units
Two new "integrated mission deltas" will stand up as early as October.
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Astroscale wins Space Force contract for Space Mobility and Logistics capabilities
Cape Canaveral SFS FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 - Space Systems Command's Assured Access to Space (AATS) Directorate, in collaboration with the Space Development Corps' Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), awarded a $25.5 million contract to Astrosc
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Space Mobility Conference returns to SpaceCom | Space Congress 2024
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 - The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC), in coordination with SpaceCom, announces its second annual Space Mobility Conference to extend SSC's Assured Access to Space (AATS) mission throug
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Space superiority now and in the future
National Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 - In the face of a growing number of threats, the Air and Space Forces need to consider how to maintain Air and Space Superiority with limited manning, capacity and budget. U.S. Space Force Maj.
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AFRL'S newest supercomputer 'Raider' promises to compute years' worth of data in days
Wright-Patterson AFB OG (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 - The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to its newest supercomputer, named the Raider. The FY21 technology insertion, or TI-21, system is part of the DOD High Performance Computing M
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Space Force Uniform Enters Last Stage of Testing Before Production
The Space Force has started wear testing for its prototype service dress uniform, the final step before it is produced and available in 2025.
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