The NRO launched the NROL-172 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 11 The mission brought into orbit additional satellites for the NRO’s proliferated architecture The proliferated architecture is now operational and
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The Space Force unveils new career development model for officers The framework emphasizes broad mission experience before specialization The guidance aligns workforce strategy with future space warfighting demands The U.S. Space Force
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The U.S. Space Force has accelerated the employment of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, or DARC, to address growing risks from manmade objects and potential adversary activity in orbit. Attend the
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President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the next chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force. If confirmed by the Senate, Schiess would succeed Gen.
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U.S. Space Command has taken operational control of a facility at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Attend the 2026 Air and Space Summit on July 30 and join military leaders and industry
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The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules for satellite spectrum-sharing to increase capacity for space-based broadband services and improve user performance, particularly in underserved areas. The order replaces a decades-old regulatory
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AFWERX and SpaceWERX, divisions of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, have issued new Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer solicitations following the enactment of the Small Business Innovation
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The U.S. Space Force has adopted a multi-vendor acquisition approach to develop Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator, or SB-AMTI, capabilities. The strategy, led by the Space Systems Command’s portfolio acquisition executive for
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Gen. Michael Guetlein, director of Golden Dome for America, and Emil Michael, under secretary of war for research and engineering, highlighted progress on the next-generation homeland missile defense initiative during an event
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NASA has selected more than 30 companies for early-stage technology development under its Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, and Small Business Technology Transfer, or STTR, programs. The agency said Tuesday it awarded
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