The Space Safety Coalition amended its best practices guidelines to emphasize proactive sustainability and address the growing risk of space collisions. The changes have become part of the global “rules of the
MoreGen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force, has unveiled three lines of effort that he believes are essential to the success of the service branch. He
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a guidance document on how commercial satellite ground segment operators can apply the agency’s cybersecurity framework to protect their command and control systems.
MoreNASA has opened new opportunities for educational institutions and nonprofit organizations to develop small satellites and conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations in space. The agency said Monday the next round of
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U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Philip Garrant has received a nomination from President Biden to serve as deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs and requirements at the Office of
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback was nominated to serve as deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations of the service branch within the Department of
MoreJohn Hill, who is performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for space policy at the Department of Defense, said having standard guidelines for operations in space comes with many
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The U.S. Space Force aims to ramp up its modernization of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for improved space-based threat monitoring efforts through its recently established Space Warfighting Analysis Center. Maj.
MoreThe U.S. Air Force’s Space Command has issued a request for information (RFI) for space 5G to improve data transportation for ground and space-based communications. With the space-based transport layers of the
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The U.S. Space Force will require its workforce to pass a minimum level of training to prove their knowledge, skills and capabilities, and become digitally fluent. The finalized plan will be delivered to
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