Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall: ‘Our launch needs will be met’ ORLANDO, Fla. — Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said U.S. national security launches will not be affected by Russia’s decision to stop supplying rocket engines to the United States in retaliation for sanctions against Russia over the invasion of […]
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The experiments are part of an Air Force Research Laboratory program known as Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force will fund demonstrations of space internet services where military users can access broadband services from commercial constellations in different orbits. The Air Force Research Laboratory […]
Political fights that delay government funding bills are only helping U.S. adversaries, said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall WASHINGTON — The House and Senate approved a stopgap spending bill Dec. 3 that funds the U.S. government until Feb. 18. By passing a “continuing resolution,” Congress averted a government shutdown and […]
RSA physicist Cameo Lance: ‘There are literally infinite amounts of trajectories in cislunar space’ WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has extended a research contract with startup Rhea Space Activity to develop a software tool to monitor and predict the trajectory of satellites in cislunar space, the company announced Oct. […]
AFRL will ‘review Orbit Fab’s refueling technologies, advise on requirements and designs, and make available its facilities’ WASHINGTON — Orbit Fab, a venture-funded startup offering a refueling service in space, has signed a technology sharing agreement with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, the company announced Oct. 13. Under the […]
The launch had been scheduled to take place May 5 between 12:15 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. Pacific. WASHINGTON — An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, experienced a ground abort during the terminal countdown, the Air Force Global Strike Command said May […]
TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has contracted low Earth orbit broadband venture OneWeb to demo managed satcom services in strategic Arctic locations. Project prime contractor Hughes Network Systems, a OneWeb investor supplying parts of its ground segment, will test the services between certain U.S. Northern […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Orbital Sidekick announced a $16 million Series A funding round April 13 led by Singapore investment giant Temasek that clears the way for the company to complete development of its first constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. “Temasek is a great foothold within the Asia Pacific region,” Daniel […]