Space Force names Sandhoo as head of new missile warning/tracking PAE
WASHINGTON ― The Space Force today formally announced the appointment of Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo as head of its…
After 7 years, Space Force’s first paratrooper takes to the skies
A U.S. Space Force guardian became the service’s first paratrooper after completing a joint airborne operation late last…
Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B
DENVER ― The Space Force is pumping another $4.4 billion into its contracting pool for next-generation satellites to…
NRO awards three new contracts for commercial satellite data
DENVER ― The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded three new contracts to providers of commercial satellite data,…
US Space Force stress-tests new launch protocol with last GPS III satellite
Launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 last month, the tenth and final GPS III satellite, SV-10, marked the…
Space Force awards first contracts for satellite threat warning radar payloads
WASHINGTON ― The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO), in partnership with the Space Force’s innovation arm SpaceWERX,…
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
Launch may capture headlines, but in today’s space domain, it’s what rides those rockets that matters most. Satellites…
Space Force tasks a dozen companies for Golden Dome space-based interceptors
WASHINGTON — The Space Force has quietly tapped a dozen companies to bring to fruition a key element…
Space Force shifts from SDA transport layer to new Space Data Network ‘backbone’
WASHINGTON — The Space Force once again does not plan to fund future iterations of a data relay…
With eyes on future NASA moon base, Space Force launches cislunar acquisition task force
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Space Force is launching a new acquisition task force to study how the Defense…
Space Force kills OCX GPS ground control system, citing ‘insurmountable’ challenges
WASHINGTON — The Space Force has cancelled the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) contract, a bitter denouement…
With new portfolios, SDA ‘probably won’t’ exist, acting director says
COLORADO SPRINGS — The rollout of new portfolio managers across the Defense Department could have an acute impact…