MilSatCom USA 2019

With the US space sector set to be transformed as the new sixth branch of the military ‘Space Command’ is developed, the AEHF and WGS reach maturity and the initial pilots following the Wideband AoA become more advanced, there has never been a…

Starmus V

Starmus V brings a stellar line-up of Nobel Prize Winners and prominent figures from science and art for its fifth festival in June 2019.

Timed to coincide with the approching 50th anniversary of the moon landings, Starmus V will take place…

Op-ed | A new mission for DARPA’s RSGS robotic spacecraft: satellite bodyguard

Maxar's exit has a silver lining: DARPA can and should repurpose the RSGS program to defined U.S. military satellites against attacks from supposedly peaceful Chinese and Russian robotic spacecraft.

Op-Ed | Applying Weeden’s ‘Real Talk and Real Solutions’ to real space robotic threats  

We must correct a wrong notion that bringing up robotic threats would raise doubts about the enormous benefits in the development and deployment of commercial robotic servicing spacecraft. Dual-use systems always have the dangerous side, which can be fixed if we do not ignore it.

Space Resiliency Summit

The 2018 Space Resiliency Summit encourages members of the DoD, Intelligence Community, military services, and critical organizations to come together to discuss solutions and techniques to exploit the space domain. Space is one of our most vulner…

Growing U.S. satellite vulnerability: The silent ‘Apocalypse Next’

The United States needs to accelerate development of its own robust defensive satellites and clarify its rights to protect its key space systems.

Air Force space budget choices under scrutiny; SecAF Wilson explains why SBIRS and JSTARS must go

For those who have been waiting for the Air Force to shake up its space investment portfolio, the budget request for 2019 was as disruptive as can be expected from the military.

Space race underway to protect satellite communications networks

The space weapons that U.S. military commanders fear most are not missiles aimed at satellites.

Air Force Reserve grooming space warriors

Air Force leaders generally agree that the service will need more skills in three key areas: space, cyber and intelligence. Where that talent will come from is still a matter of debate.

Experts call for legislation and improved tracking to deal with orbital debris

As the amount of debris in low Earth orbit continues to increase, experts at a recent conference called for both improved efforts to track debris as well as national legislation to mitigate that growth.

Who’s keeping satellites safe from cyberattacks?

IoT will present enormous challenges for people who offer satellite communications products and services because each connected device from refrigerators to tractors offers hackers a point of entry into the network and a way to target other elements of the network.

Report: Canada should work with U.S. to protect satellites as “critical infrastructure”

Canada’s space assets must be declared as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure and the country should work with the U.S. to protect those systems from threats, a new report from a Canadian Senate committee recommends.

The JICSpOC is dead; Long live the National Space Defense Center

One of the national security space sector’s longest acronyms just got a lot shorter.

Congress warned of GPS vulnerabilities

The U.S. Global Positioning System can be disrupted too easily and needs better protection, experts testified during a March 29 congressional hearing on space threats and the implications for homeland security.

STRATCOM’s No. 2 says clear space norms could help with North Korea

Speaking the day after a North Korean missile exploded within seconds of launch, U.S. Strategic Command’s second-in-command said March 23 that the reclusive nation still poses a security challenge, but one that the space domain can help meet.