satellites, so the Pentagon is reconsidering how it builds them, how it launches them, and how much it relies on commercial partners for both, a top Space Force official said Wednesday. Two recent events illustrate the problem, said Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, who leads Space Systems C...
The Space Development Agencyis leading the service’s shift toward hybrid constellations and Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and IntegrationFrank Calvelli wants other parts of the Space Force to follow suit. “The architecture changed a little bit in Phase 3,” Purdy...
SpaceX launched a batch of 23 Starlink satellites from its California launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base yesterday. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the small satellite fleet lifted off Feb. 10 at 9:09 p.m. EST (6:09 p.m. local California time; 0209 GMT on Feb. 11). The evening ...
★ Jun 8 — SpaceX,Launch Falcon 9 / Transporter 8,Vandenberg Space Force Base CA:Falcon 9 rocket to launch Transporter 8 rideshare to sun-synchronous orbit with numerous microsatellites and nanosatellites. ● Jun 8 — LPI, USRA,Hybrid / Houston TX and Online:What Might Artemis Astronauts Enc...
The Space Force may create a proliferated network of communication satellites in geostationary orbit as part of its Protected Tactical Satellite Communications Global (PTS-G) initiative, according to a recent post from the service.
WASHINGTON — The Space Force released its vision for integrated testing of satellites, sensors, ground systems and other capabilities, laying out a plan to develop the organizations and infrastructure needed to operate in an increasingly contested environment. ...
Tritech Group – an expert in investment casting – has a solution for this. Dubbed “Enhanced Properties Investment Casting” (EPIC), the company has developed a process that combines advanced engineering and casting techniques to produce lightweight, high-strength components for satellites and other...
Lockheed Martin-built Tranche 0 Transport Layer small satellites are seen being packed for shipment. Credit: Lockheed Martin. The Space Development Agency (SDA) – a body responsible for the US Department of Defense’s acquisition of space-based capabilities for an integrated joint force – haslaun...
Additionally, the ISS monitors the whereabouts of various stars, satellites and ground stations — as well as the sun — in order to navigate [source: NASA]. Now that you know how the ISS stays in space, let's see what it's like to live and work there. ISS Communications To stay in...
SpaceX tried “hot staging” for the first time, essentially a step in which the spacecraft separated from the rocket booster by blunt force trauma. After hot staging, the rocket booster exploded in a fireball over the Gulf of Mexico. Starship initially continued on just fine before SpaceX...