COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- The Space Force today released its long-awaited Commercial Space Strategy, which offers descriptions of what capabilities the service will seek and what processes it will create to ensure commercial integration.
B. Chance Saltzman has pressed for a review and changes to an anticipated strategy for how the Pentagon uses commercial space capabilities, saying the plan needs to contain more specifics for industry instead of just aspirations. The U.S. Space Force has been finalizing a Commercial Space ...
many agree that it hasn’t necessarily been the practice. Two new strategies released this spring — theDepartment of Defense Commercial Space Integration Strategyand theSpace Force Commercial Space Strategy— formalize policy goals to integrate commercial solutions into the national s...
China's commercial space industry has entered a new stage, according to the China National Space Administration. At present, nine types of commercial launch vehicles are available for launch services, and a number of enterprises are building constellations consisting of about 100 satellites.2024年4月...
The Space Force added five companies to its Commercial Integration Cell in October and plans to bring on two more in the coming months. The cell provides a venue for real-time technology exchangebetween U.S. Space Command and commercial space firms. With the new and anticipated membership addit...
Private sector players now launch rockets, operate satellites, and offer other services once handled exclusively by governments. Space agencies need a plan to work with this growing industry.
Saltzman said. “In space operations, we have become more comfortable with using commercial capabilities to add capacity than we have with fully integrated commercial capabilities into our force design. It is this basic thought that has led to the ...
Reentry refers to the return of a spacecraft into Earth’s atmosphere. The blanket of relatively dense gas surrounding Earth is useful as a braking, or retarding, force resulting from aerodynamic drag. Aconcomitanteffect, however, is the severe heating caused by the compression of atmospheric air...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is still on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch was scrubbed about 3:00 am ET this morning, two-thirds of the way through the three-hour launch window after a series of unexplained delays. The main goal for this first mission...
This report details a comprehensive strategy for the U.S.Space Force and provices a plan to execute its vision. This strategy enables the Space Force to stay ahead of growing national security challenges in space. The Space Force must be focused on enhancing combat readiness of U.S. forces ...