Sandra Erwin
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Arlington, VA, United States
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Space Force Officially Becomes Part of the U.S. Intelligence Community
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond said the service has stood up the U.S. Space Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise to support the intelligence community. WASHINGTO → Read More
DARPA Satellites DamagedAhead of SpaceX Launch
The satellites are part of the Blackjack program, an effort led by DARPA and the Air Force Research Laboratory to deploy a constellation of small satellites in low-Earth orbit. WASHINGTON &mdash → Read More
Lockheed Martin Gets $4.9B U.S. Space Force Contract
The satellites will be operated by the U.S. Space Force and provide initial warning of a ballistic or tactical missile launch anywhere on the globe. WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has been a → Read More
Space Force’s Small Launch Program Picks Up Pace
The Space Force says it plans to evaluate as many emerging small launch providers as possible and figure out how to contract for their services. WASHINGTON — Small satellite launches by the U.S. → Read More
SpaceX Wins $150M Contract to Launch SDA Satellites
SpaceX will launch the Space Development Agency satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The agency estimates they will be ready to launch in late 2022. WASHINGTON — Spa → Read More
U.S. Space Force Members Are Now Guardians
The Space Force says Guardians is a "name with a long history in space operations." WASHINGTON — The members of the U.S. Space Force finally have a name: Guardians. Vice President Mike Pence revealed the name Dec. 18 at a ceremony at the White House for the Space Force’s one-year anniversary. Read Full Article » → Read More
ULA’s New Rocket Vulcan
Tory Bruno said he is confident that Vulcan and first customer — Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander — will be on the launch pad “by the end of next year.” WASHINGT → Read More
DARPA Okays Blue Canyon’s Satellites for Blackjack Program
The satellites Blue Canyon developed for DARPA — based on the company's commercial X-SAT bus — passed a critical design review. WASHINGTON — Small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon → Read More
Trump Admin Space Policy Formalizes Space Force Role
The Trump administration released a new national space policy Dec. 9 that articulates U.S. goals in civil space exploration, commercial growth and national security. The document recognizes the U.S. S → Read More
Space Development Agency’s Missile-Tracking Satellites on Hold
The Space Development Agency agreed to re-evaluate the original proposals but will not allow the companies to resubmit new bids. WASHINGTON — The procurement of eight missile-tracking satellites → Read More
Space Policy Advice for Biden
The Biden administration should support U.S. space activities while abandoning divisive and antagonistic rhetoric, says a new report from the Secure World Foundation. WASHINGTON — The Biden admi → Read More
SES to Provide Satellite Connectivity for U.S. Military ‘IoT’
SES has been tapped to provide satellite-based communications for the Advanced Battle Management System. WASHINGTON — Satellite communications provider SES Government Solutions announced Nov. 30 → Read More
Germany: First Buyer of U.S. Jam-Resistant GPS Receivers
The Space and Missile Systems Center said Germany on Sept. 30 ordered an undisclosed quantity of Military Code (M-Code) capable GPS user equipment. WASHINGTON — Germany has ordered jam-resistant → Read More
Space Surveillance Technologies a Top Need for U.S. Military
Gen. John Raymond said the Space Force wants to be able to collect more data but also analyze it quickly and share it with allies and civilian space organizations. → Read More
SpaceX Moving to Reusable Fleet for NatSec Launches
The U.S. Space Force expects to clear SpaceX to use previously flown boosters for all national security missions. So far the Space Force only has agreed to allow reused boosters in two GPS launches sc → Read More
Dream Chaser Schedule Slip Not a Setback to Vulcan Certification
ULA said the delay in Dream Chaser’s first mission will not prevent Vulcan from getting certified on time for its first national security mission in 2022. WASHINGTON — United Launch Allian → Read More
Gen Raymond’s Space Force Vision
Raymond says the Space Force will work closely with the civilian space community and the commercial space industry. WASHINGTON — Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations of → Read More
Airbus, Raytheon Protest SDA Satellite Contract Awards
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense filed its protest Oct. 28. Raytheon’s protest was filed Nov. 3. WASHINGTON — Airbus and Raytheon have filed protests with the Government Accountability Office → Read More
SpaceX Launches U.S. Space Force GPS 3 Satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a U.S. Space Force GPS 3 satellite Nov. 5. The rocket lifted off at 6:24 p.m. Eastern from from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida → Read More
U.S. Space Force: Bad Actors Will Be Held Accountable
Dickinson: “We have to ensure that we have a safe domain in which to operate.” WASHINGTON — It may come as a surprise to some that the nation’s top commander of U.S. space forc → Read More