The space domain is recognized now as an increasingly important area for the U.S. military and its allies. It has become abundantly clear that the commercial sector and government leaders must work together to create a more protected space environment and many in the commercial satellite sector are pleased to see the U.S. government ushering an era of an enhanced partnership with the satellite industry.
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Space Corps proposal has murkier path forward in the Senate
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of their version of the NDAA doesn’t include the Space Corps proposal, instead focusing on bolstering space operations along different lines.
Posted inOpinion
Op-ed | America needs a space corps
“America is so dependent on our satellites in space that we think it’s time for a branch of the U.S. military designed to protect them,” two top lawmakers say.
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Space Corps proposal becoming flashpoint in DoD budget negotiations
Rep. Mike Rogers says Air Force “better shape up or they’ll figure out who is in charge here,” while Gen. David Goldfein says “now’s not the time to build seems and segregate and separate.”
Posted inFrom the Magazine
Op-ed | Turning technology inside our adversaries
If you asked a fighter pilot during World War II what he needed in a plane, he would say, “I want to turn inside the enemy,” or superior maneuverability. Today, as we have firmly moved to space as the high ground, this maxim has never been truer.
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Wilson talks milspace priorities at national security space budget forum
“We are heavily dependent on space, and our adversaries know it. In any future conflict, space will be contested,” Heather Wilson, who was sworn in last month as the 24th secretary of the U.S. Air Force, told a Capitol Hill audience June 16.
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House panel takes first step towards military “Space Corps”
If made law, the move would require setting up a Space Corps organization by Jan. 1, 2019.
Posted inLaunch, News
Upper stage malfunction leaves Chinese satellite in lower-than-planned orbit
Officials did not provide additional details about the satellite’s orbit, but did state that the satellite had deployed its solar panels and was functioning normally.
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Air Force Sec. Wilson makes new space leadership position official
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said she approved the order Friday setting up a new deputy chief of staff for space operations position on the Air Staff of the Air Force, with a goal of making the office operational by Aug. 1.
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Tory Bruno says ULA didn’t get to compete for Air Force X-37B launch that went to SpaceX
The Air Force declined to discuss how SpaceX got the contract and if it was sole-sourced.
