True Anomaly, Agile Team on DoD RPO Mission
In-space propulsion startup Agile Space Industries is joining True Anomaly’s team for US Space Systems Command’s dogfighting-in-space challenge, VICTUS HAZE.
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Stories about military and national security missions in orbit.
Space Weapons Can’t Be Ignored by Private Industry
The number of countries with counterspace weapons has doubled since 2018.
Space Force Chief Says Service is ‘Falling Behind’
Pentagon officials and lawmakers alike raised concerns on Tuesday that the Space Force’s $29.4B budget request for fiscal 2025 was not enough to keep pace with the growing space capabilities of China.
SpaceWERX Shares Tools to Help Industry Reach Phase III
SpaceWERX is looking at how to get companies out of the so-called “valley of death” by launching new programs to help companies make the leap from innovative demo missions to big-dollar programs of record.
Astrobotic Exploring National Security Tech Crossover
Astrobotic is looking to expand into the national security sector and pitching DoD on how some of its Moon landing tech could be used by troops here on Earth.
Space Force Backs Multi-Vehicle Commercial RPO Demos
Rocket Lab and True Anomaly will square off in orbit next year.
US Space Agencies Call for Public-Private Partnerships
The US civil and military space orgs got together to suss out the state of the space industrial base, and their conclusions are clear: resilience and speed are top priorities, and commercial partnerships are what will make that possible.
Pentagon Releases First Commercial Space Strategy
The Pentagon on Tuesday released its long-awaited strategy for working more closely with the commercial space sector, which includes plans to boost cooperation during times of peace and protect commercial assets in times of conflict.
Jamming, Spoofing, and Spying, Oh My!
The Secure World Foundation released its annual update of global counterspace capabilities today, and we dug through it for some of the most significant updates from its 2023 version.
A National Security Space Acquisition Primer
The web of offices intended to bring innovative space tech into the national security sector just got a whole lot less confusing.
DoD Opens Line of Communication to VCs
The Space Force is meeting with the top funders of commercial space tech, opening a line of communication between the national security and VC communities about threats in orbit and the up-and-coming tech needed to counter them.
The Space Force Cuts Corners
Cut season isn’t ending with NASA: the Space Force’s budget request for FY2025 is ~$600M lower than its last ask for fiscal 2024.