Mike Gruss
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Are cubesats a nuisance to space situational awareness efforts?
Small satellites and cubesats should not be viewed as a major contributor to congestion or in creating space debris in low earth orbit, at least based on recent history, a panel of experts here said Sept. 23. → Read More
Rogers planning "major reform" for national security space
The head of a key U.S. House oversight committee said he is planning a “major reform” of national security space as part of next year’s defense authorization bill. → Read More
U.S., China will meet this year to talk space debris
A senior U.S. State Department official said China and the United States plan to hold a second set of talks later this year to discuss how their militaries operate in space. → Read More
Hyten tells Senate DoD needs to focus on space control, battle management system
The Defense Department needs to focus on space control programs and a battle management command and control system to prepare for a fight in space, the U.S. Air Force’s top space official told a Senate committee Sept. 20. → Read More
U.S. Air Force's Greaves nominated to lead Missile Defense Agency
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, who has led the Defense Department’s efforts to end reliance on a Russian rocket engine, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the Missile Defense Agency. → Read More
Obama taps Raymond to lead Space Command
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John “Jay” Raymond has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become the next head of Air Force Space Command, the service secretary said Sept. 7. → Read More
U.S. Air Force will be part of Falcon 9 investigation
The U.S. Air Force said Sept. 1 that it would be a part of SpaceX’s investigation into a test failure that led to the loss of a Falcon 9 rocket and the Amos-6 communications satellite. → Read More
U.S. Air Force awards contracts for new waveform demonstrations
The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts worth a total of $110 million to Raytheon, L-3 and ViaSat to demonstrate that the Defense Department’s protected tactical waveform works with new modems and with military and commercial satellites. → Read More
Delta 4 lifts off carrying two Air Force space surveillance satellites
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket carrying two space surveillance satellites for the U.S. Air Force lifted off early this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. → Read More
First intercept test of new SM-3 variant set for October
A new missile co-developed by the United States and Japan is expected to face its first intercept test this October, the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said Aug. 17. → Read More
MDA’s Syring: Space-based sensors are a "must”
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is considering a missile tracking capability from medium earth orbit as part of an ongoing study for future sensors. → Read More
Report cites “urgent” need for new national security space policies
The National Academies said there is an “urgent need” for the U.S. government to write new policies that shape how the Defense Department should respond to threats to American satellites. → Read More
Army adopts new policy calling for greater contributions to space
The Space and Missile Defense Symposium formally kicked off Tuesday morning when Army Col. Joe Guzman made the case for the service to play a greater role in Defense Department space operations. → Read More
Special Coverage of the 2016 Space & Missile Defense Symposium
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium here is an opportunity for the missile defense community to provide a progress report on national missile defense programs. This year, one of the top draws will be a speech by U.S. Navy Vice Admiral James Syring, the head of the Missile Defense Agency. Syring has … → Read More
No complaint from SpaceX as Air Force skips competition for pair of NRO missions
The U.S. Air Force said it plans to award United Launch Alliance a sole-source contract to build and launch two Delta 4 Heavy rockets for National Reconnaissance Office between 2020 and 2023, according to an Aug. 4 announcement. → Read More
ULA, SpaceX expected to face-off for next GPS 3 contract
The Air Force formally issued a solicitation July 29 for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to launch the third GPS 3 position, navigation and timing satellite, setting up what is expected to be the first true competition between the two companies for a national security launch contract. → Read More
MDA awards Raytheon $523 million contract for SM-3 variant
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency exercised a contract option with Raytheon worth $523 million to build 47 Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block 1B interceptors, according to an Aug. 2 announcement from the Pentagon. → Read More
U.S. Navy narrows MUOS-5 problem to orbit raising propulsion system
The U.S. Navy said its newest communications satellite was about halfway to geosynchronous orbit when its orbit raising propulsion system failed during a transfer maneuver June 29. → Read More
SSL wins $20 million DARPA contract to build robotic arms
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Space Systems Loral a $20.7 million contract to design and build two robotic arms, a critical element of the agency’s plan to create an on-orbit servicing demonstration for satellites in geosynchronous orbit, the company announced July 21. → Read More
U.S. Air Force expands space warfare training
U.S. Air Force Space Command has released a new white paper that formally outlines Gen. John Hyten’s plan to re-train satellite operators to fight through a war in space. → Read More