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Space Force news for week ending 10.29.2023

In this week’s column on the Space Force, we’ve got good news, bad news and … art news? The Joint Tactical Ground Station in the Indo–Pacific was stood up this week and, along the same lines, a pair of contracts … Read More

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Space Force news for week ending 10.22.2023

Followers of satellite technology couldn’t help but get their fill of information in Space Force–centered news this week. USSF CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman outlined the latest on Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) plans and the resilience of America’s low Earth … Read More

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Space Force news for week ending 10.15.2023

You’ve probably already heard about the Space Force–centric news regarding its ban on AI tools after the story rapidly garnered headline–level attention in mainstream media this week. This news is covered below naturally, but we also tell of the new … Read More

Space Force news for week ending 10.08.2023

Who‘s interested in upgrading software support? The US Space Force definitely is, as this week‘s USSF–centric news was dominated by the awarding of contracts, mostly based on software tech. Private enterprises this week bagged deals for surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking … Read More

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Space Force news for week ending 10.01.2023

This week, the Space Force news is all about satellites — as in the announcement of several new contracts for production and launch, including one $70 million deal to a little company called SpaceX; the USSF also officially took over … Read More

Space Force news for week ending 09.24.2023

Science, politics and finance: Three arenas in which the modern military must exist, and all three poked into the Space Force–centric news headlines this week. While a wide–ranging study revealed that the US’ space domain awareness needs some improvement, the … Read More

Space Force news for week ending 09.17.2023

Two stories dominated the entire cycle of Space Force–centric news this week, one in the mainstream, the other in military quarters. The former was all about the impressive completion of Victus Nox, which made for not only quite a successful … Read More

Space Force news for week ending 09.10.2023

The key word in this week Space Force–centric news is “words.” While the Silent Barker satellite finally got off the ground on its way to geosynchronous orbit, the real fireworks may have come from speechmaking and memo writing. Early in … Read More

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Space Force news for week ending 09.03.2023

In this week’s Space Force news, the service moves forward in planetary and orbital defense. US Space Forces Korea participated in its first–ever military drills on the Korean peninsula, two big– name subcontractors are readying for the revolutionary rapid– deployment … Read More

Space Force news for week ending 08.27.2023

If you thought last week’s Space Force news was full of business– centric items, check out this edition of the column for seven days’ worth of contract awards which literally dominated USSF–centered news. The headliner among headliners was of course … Read More

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Space Force news for week ending 08.20.2023

The past week, the business of the Space Force was mostly in the AI business, as a number of companies announced new contracts with the USSF and/or the launching of new R&D projects set to level–up the defense and development … Read More

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Space Force news for week ending 08.13.2023

The Women’s World What? For those into Space Force–centric news, the ultimate in competition took place this past week: Namely, the 4th annual Hack–A–Sat competition based in Las Vegas but centered on low Earth orbit. Testing USSF cybersecurity on an … Read More

Space Force News for week ending 08.06.2023

Amid the dog days of summer, at least one piece of Space Force news grabbed headlines across media from mainstream to the military–focused, namely the Biden Administration’s decision, some 2½ years in the making, on the permanent location of US … Read More

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Space Force news for week ending 07.16.2023

Here’s to hoping readers of Space Force news dig on politics because the politicos ruled last week. President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Frank Kendall put forth some nominations to key USSF posts, but no one gets reassigned or promoted … Read More

Space Force news for week ending 07.09.2023

The Fourth of July four–day weekend curbed the Space Force– related news output slightly this week, but a few items still managed to capture some public imagination. The talk given by SPACECOM Deputy Director Lt. Gen. Shaw at a Mitchell … Read More

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