Military Space USA 2021

SMi Group are proud to announce the return of the 2nd annual Military Space USA Conference and Exhibition taking place at the Renaissance Hotel, Los Angeles, on the 7th–9th June.

With the US DoD pushing the acquisition of the next generat…

SpaceX’s GPS contract modified to allow reuse of Falcon 9 boosters

Gwynne Shotwell: "We are pleased that they see the benefits of the technology.”

Space Force, DoD agencies, NRO try to get on the same page on future acquisitions

A "program integration council" run by the Space and Missile Systems Center will include representatives from DoD space-buying agencies and the National Reconnaissance Office.

U.S. Space Command to begin testing the last satellite of the AEHF-MILSTAR constellation

The sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) communications satellite successfully completed on-orbit testing Aug. 27.

DoD watchdog: There’s nothing wrong with how Air Force certifies new launch vehicles

The DoD IG was asked to look at whether the Air Force complied with its own guidelines when it certified SpaceX’s rockets to launch national security payloads.

Space Force: Too early to say if military will need ‘super heavy’ launch vehicles

Brig. Gen. Cothern: What type of launch vehicles will be needed “depends on the threats."

Report: Space Force improving delivery of orbit monitoring software

A report submitted to Congress says the Space C2 program has transitioned to agile software development practices.

Space Force buyers want a classified cloud to manage satellite programs

The Space and Missile Systems Center needs a digital workflow system for the development of classified early-warning and communications satellites.

U.S. military space architecture to bring in commercial systems, small satellites

Col. Russell Teehan said commercially developed technologies will be part of the future capabilities of the U.S. Space Force.

Raytheon designs prototype for Space Force weather satellite

Raytheon Intelligence & Space is designing a prototype weather satellite for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center that draws heavily on technology from the firm’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.

Space Force tests compatibility of U.S. secure satcom network with U.K. Skynet

The U.S. and U.K. on July 13 conducted a demonstration of the Protected Tactical Waveform over the Skynet satellite system.

Space Force to stand up three major commands, lower echelons to be called ‘deltas’

The three major commands are Space Operations Command, Space Systems Command and Space Training and Readiness Command.

Space Force more receptive to reusable rockets as it continues to review SpaceX missions

SpaceX on June 30 is scheduled to make its first attempt to recover the Falcon 9 booster after launching a military satellite.

Griffin’s departure stirs questions about the future of the Space Development Agency

Griffin’s resignation leaves the SDA without a major advocate inside the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

SMC commander impressed by ‘technical maturity’ of newly developed U.S. rockets

Thompson: 'What I'm seeing right now across the launch industrial base is a lot of goodness.'

ManTech gets $20 million contract extension for Space Force launch systems engineering

SMC awarded a six-month extension while it reviews bids for launch systems engineering and integration services.