The U.S. Space Force (USSF) officially activated and assigned U.S. Space Forces – IndoPacific to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in a ceremony on November 22 conducted at Joint Base Hickam– […]
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AFRL breaks ground on new FORTRESS space lab
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held a ground-breaking ceremony, November 16, 2022, beginning construction on the Facility for Radiation Tolerance Research […]
Boeing’s new autonomous anti-jam capabilities for U.S. Space Force SATCOM program
Boeing engineers recently demonstrated a new, autonomous technology that can successfully prevent jamming attempts on U.S. Department of Defense satellite communications (SATCOM). The test was conducted on the U.S. Space […]
USSF’s next payload arrives safely in Florida for an early 2023 launch
The Space Systems Command (SSC) Innovation and Prototyping Delta’s Long Duration Propulsive EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA), or LDPE-3A payload, was recently transported from Northrop Grumman’s […]
USSF’s X-37B orbital test vehicle concludes a sixth successful mission
The U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane — the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6) — successfully de-orbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful […]
ATLAS Space Operations receives USSF SBIR contract for data analytics platform development
ATLAS Space Operations has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop a data analytics platform for the United States Space Force — the program will see […]
Intellian’s new NX PM VSAT terminal receives WGS Certification
Intellian Technologies, flagship v130NX PM Dual-Ka (AN/USC-73) terminal has been certified for use on the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation. Intellian Technologies is a provider of feature-rich, satellite communications solutions. […]
General Chance Saltzman now Chief of Space Operations for the United State Space Force
Gen. Chance Saltzman has assumed the responsibility of the U.S. Space Force by accepting the flag from Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall at the transition ceremony for the […]
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command launches experimental satellite Tetra-1
Delivered in less than 15 months by prime contractor Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, Tetra-1 is an experimental satellite designed for a variety of prototype missions in and around […]
SSC’s USSF-44 payload aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is successfully launched to orbit
Space Systems Command‘s U.S. Space Force (USSF)-44 integrated payload, which contains the Long Duration Propulsive EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) Secondary Payload Adapter (LDPE)-2 space vehicle, have been successfully launched […]