Space Development Agency experiment demonstrates on-orbit data processingby Sandra Erwin — February 8, 2022 [SN]
Rendering of Loft Orbital's YAM-3 satellite. Credit: Loft OrbitalScientific Systems Company Inc. developed an artificial intelligence-enabled edge computer for the experiment known as POETWASHINGTON — A data processor launched to orbit by the Space Development Agency has performed an early demonstration of autonomous data fusion in space, said one of the companies supporting the experiment.
https://spacenews.com/space-development-agency-experiment-demonstrates-on-orbit-data-processing/Space Force asks launch companies for insight on where the industry is goingby Sandra Erwin — February 9, 2022 [SN]
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launches the USSF-7 mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: ULAThe Space Force issued a new request for information in preparation for Phase 3 of the national security space launch programWASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is polling the space launch industry as it tries to identify what companies might challenge United Launch Alliance and SpaceX when their current contracts are re-competed in 2024.
https://spacenews.com/space-force-asks-launch-companies-for-insight-on-where-the-industry-is-going/Space Force eager to invest in debris removal projectsby Sandra Erwin — February 10, 2022 [SN]
Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, speaks Feb. 10, 2022, at the AFCEA NOVA Space Force IT Day. Credit; Sandra Erwin/ SpaceNewsGen. David Thompson: 'Right now the most important thing we and others can do is stop making the problem worse'
HERNDON, Va. — It’s not the job of the U.S. Space Force to clean up orbital debris. However the military wants to partner with private companies that can perform that service and help cultivate that sector of the industry, vice chief of space operations Gen. David “DT” Thompson said Feb. 10.
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https://spacenews.com/space-force-eager-to-invest-in-debris-removal-projects/Space Force eyes its own version of the metaverseby Sandra Erwin — February 10, 2022 [SN]
Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer of the U.S. Space Force, speaks Feb. 10, 2022, at the AFCEA NOVA Space Force IT conference. Credit: Sandra Erwin/ SpaceNewsA metaverse that lets guardians go to space virtually is especially appealing to the Space Force because its members don't get to go in real lifeHERNDON, Va. — The Space Force should take advantage of the industry’s massive investments in immersive digital technology and develop a virtual environment for guardians, said Lisa Costa, the service’s chief technology and innovation officer.
https://spacenews.com/space-force-eyes-its-own-version-of-the-metaverse/DoD and satcom industry to work out details of how to build ‘zero trust’ networksby Sandra Erwin — February 10, 2022 [SN]
Defense Department Chief Information Officer John Sherman speaks Feb. 10, 2022, at the AFCEA NOVA Space Force IT conference. Credit: Sandra Erwin/SpaceNewsZero trust is a method for protecting networks that requires strong authentication methods for users, data and devicesHERNDON, Va. — The Pentagon, like all federal agencies, has to comply with a new cybersecurity policy — issued last month by the Biden administration — that calls for government networks to use a “zero trust” architecture.
https://spacenews.com/dod-and-satcom-industry-to-work-out-details-of-how-to-build-zero-trust-networks/SDA seeks commercial Earth-observation databy Debra Werner — February 10, 2022 [SN]
Frank Turner, Space Development Agency technical director, discussed plans to acquire satellites and data at the 2022 SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, California. Credit: SpaceNews/Debra WernerMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – The Defense Department’s Space Development Agency is looking for ways to rapidly acquire Earth observation data, Frank Turner, SDA technical director, said at the SmallSat Symposium here.
https://spacenews.com/sda-seeks-commercial-earth-observation-data/Office of Space Commerce rolls out prototype space catalog for traffic managementby Sandra Erwin — February 12, 2022 [SN]
The Office of Space Commerce released a prototype of the open architecture data repository, or OADR, a cloud-based system designed to track satellites and debris in space. Credit: NOAAThe open architecture data repository, or OADR, is a cloud-based system designed to track satellites and debris in space
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department officials on Feb. 11 unveiled a prototype for a space catalog and traffic software platform that would provide basic situational awareness and traffic management services.
https://spacenews.com/office-of-space-commerce-rolls-out-prototype-space-catalog-for-traffic-management/Pentagon to rein in defense and aerospace industry mergersby Sandra Erwin — February 15, 2022 [SN]
The USS Paul Ignatius launches an SM-3 missile in the Atlantic Ocean, May 26, 2021. Credit: DoDDoD says it will 'support the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice in antitrust investigations and recommendations involving the defense industrial base'WASHINGTON — The Defense Department, in a report released Feb. 15, says it will “strengthen oversight” of industry mergers amid concerns that corporate consolidation is undermining U.S. competitiveness.
DoD’s report on the “state of competition in the industrial base” comes on the heels of the Biden administration’s decision to block Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion. The Federal Trade Commission sued to stop the deal over antitrust concerns, arguing that it would have given Lockheed a dominant position in a vital sector of the missile industry. This opposition led Lockheed Martin to terminate the agreement.
https://spacenews.com/pentagon-to-rein-in-defense-and-aerospace-industry-mergers/Space Force to examine U.S. military needs for low-orbiting surveillance satellitesby Sandra Erwin — February 15, 2022 [SN]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command held a series of experiments at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.. The goal was to integrate data from the air, cyber and space domains. Credit: U.S. Air ForceBattlefield commanders demand more reliable and timely data that could be provided by commercial services
WASHINGTON — Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has directed the Space Force to look broadly at military requirements for overhead surveillance that could be met by commercial constellations of satellites in low Earth orbit.
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https://spacenews.com/space-force-to-examine-u-s-military-needs-for-low-orbiting-surveillance-satellites/GAO: DoD has to step up efforts in space, cyber and artificial intelligence to compete with Chinaby Sandra Erwin — February 15, 2022 [SN]
Stacking of a Long March 3B launch vehicle at Xichang launch center in China. Credit: CASCGAO's managing director Cathleen Berrick: 'Business as usual for DoD is really a losing proposition'WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office in a new report says the Defense Department has to be better prepared to respond to China’s advances in space, cyberwarfare and artificial intelligence.
https://spacenews.com/gao-dod-has-to-step-up-efforts-in-space-cyber-and-artificial-intelligence-to-compete-with-china/On National Security | Congress’ failure to pass a 2022 budget is especially detrimental to the Space Forceby Sandra Erwin — February 15, 2022 [SN]
When the U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019, it was purposely sized small to minimize cost and bureaucracy, and was created primarily with existing military personnel and funding.
With a projected force of 16,000 people, the space branch is tiny compared to its parent service, the U.S. Air Force, which has nearly 650,000 personnel.
https://spacenews.com/on-national-security-congress-failure-to-pass-a-2022-budget-is-especially-detrimental-to-the-space-force/Space Force wants to create a more welcoming environment for private industryby Sandra Erwin — February 16, 2022 [SN]
Space Systems Command headquarters at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Van HaJoy White: 'We've got to get a more clear access point for commercial industry'WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s procurement arm based in Los Angeles has launched a new effort to attract commercial space companies that do not typically work with the government, Joy White, executive director of the Space Systems Command, said Feb. 16.
https://spacenews.com/space-force-wants-to-create-a-more-welcoming-environment-for-private-industry/Space acquisition nominee: Satellites must be defended, ‘the economy depends on space’by Sandra Erwin — February 17, 2022 [SN]
Frank Calvelli, the Biden administration's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, testifies in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 17, 2022. Credit: Senate livestreamThe White House on Dec. 15 nominated former NRO executive Frank Calvelli to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integrationWASHINGTON — Frank Calvelli, nominated by President Biden to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, said Feb. 17 that the United States needs to move quickly to protect satellites so they can be “counted on during times of crisis and conflict.”
Calvelli spoke during a confirmation hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he testified along with three other DoD nominees.
https://spacenews.com/space-acquisitions-nominee-satellites-must-be-defended-the-economy-depends-on-space/U.S. and allies to strengthen cooperation in spaceby Sandra Erwin — February 22, 2022 [SN]
U.S. and allies conduct simulated space operations during an experiment at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia. Credit: U.S. Space CommandJoint statement: 'Militaries have an important role in contributing to international efforts to ensure freedom of access to and use of space'WASHINGTON — The Defense Department announced Feb. 22 that the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have signed a joint vision document that calls for greater cooperation to prevent conflicts in space.
The Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031 states that the seven nations will “generate and improve cooperation, coordination, and interoperability opportunities to sustain freedom of action in space, optimize resources, enhance mission assurance and resilience, and prevent conflict.”
https://spacenews.com/u-s-and-allies-to-strengthen-cooperation-in-space/U.S. and international partners to share launch cost of new communications satelliteby Sandra Erwin — February 22, 2022 [SN]
Artist’s conception of the WGS 11+ satellite. Credit: BoeingWGS partner nations include Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. The U.S. also has a separate agreement with Australia.WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are in talks with international users of the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) communications satellites about a cost-sharing agreement to fund the launch of the new WGS-11+.
“The Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force conducted exploratory discussions with current WGS partners and two new partners to meet the costs associated with launch and ground integration of WGS 11+ throughout its acquisition strategy development,” Keith Anderson, business and financial manager for military satcom international partners, told SpaceNews Feb. 22 in a statement.
https://spacenews.com/u-s-and-international-partners-to-share-launch-cost-of-new-communications-satellite/Op-ed | Why Space Alarmism is Wrong and Dangerousby Kelly A. Grieco — February 22, 2022 [SN]
Credit: iStockAlarms raised over minor or imagined space threats are nothing new. In his successful 1960 campaign for president, John F. Kennedy seized on the dangers of the missile gap — a presumed Soviet superiority in the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) — and exploited it all the way to the White House. Yet the missile gap was a myth. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara admitted as much to Kennedy in 1962. McNamara explained that “emotionally guided but nonetheless patriotic individuals in the Pentagon” were responsible, and he noted, “There are still people of that kind in the Pentagon. I wouldn’t give them any foundation for creating another myth.”
https://spacenews.com/op-ed-why-space-alarmism-is-wrong-and-dangerous/Northrop Grumman wins $341 million Space Force contract to develop a deep-space tracking radarby Sandra Erwin — February 23, 2022 [SN]
Rendering of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC). Credit: Northrop GrummanThe contract is for the first of three planned ground-based radar sites to be installed in dispersed locations around the worldWASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $341 million contract to develop a radar site to track active satellites and debris in high orbits.
The Space Systems Command’s Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) awarded the contract Feb. 22 for the project known as Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC).
The radar system to be developed by Northrop Grumman will be located in the Indo-Pacific region. It would be one of three planned ground-based radar sites to be installed in dispersed locations around the world. The company has to complete a prototype by September 2025.
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https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-wins-341-million-space-force-contract-to-develop-a-deep-space-tracking-radar/NRO warns satellite operators of possible Russian attacksby Sandra Erwin — February 23, 2022 [SN]
National Reconnaissance Office Directoir Christopher Scolese speaks Feb. 23, 2022, at the National Security Space Association’s Defense and Intelligence Space Conference. Credit: NSSAScolese said both government and commercial satellites systems are potential targetsCHANTILLY, Va. — As the Ukraine crisis escalates, U.S. National Reconnaissance Office Director Christopher Scolese warned that Russia’s military could target satellites to disrupt communications and GPS services.
“I think we’re seeing pretty clearly that Russia is committed to doing what they want to do in Ukraine, and they want to win,” Scolese said Feb. 23 at the National Security Space Association’s Defense and Intelligence Space Conference.
https://spacenews.com/nro-chief-warns-satellite-operators-to-secure-their-systems-as-ukraine-crisis-unfolds/Space Force procurement command trying to bring ‘unity of effort’ to space programsby Sandra Erwin — February 23, 2022 [SN]
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of Space Systems Command, speaks Feb. 23, 2022, at the National Security Space Association's Defense and Intelligence Space Conference.Space Systems Command created a Space Systems Integration Office led by former launch enterprise director Claire LeonCHANTILLY, Va. — Claire Leon, a former Boeing executive who previously led the national security space launch program, is now in charge of a new office that will coordinate military space programs across multiple organizations.
Leon was named director of the Space Systems Command’s Space Systems Integration Office. Hiring Leon to lead this new office is a “huge win for SSC,” Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein said Feb. 23 at the National Security Space Association’s Defense and Intelligence Space Conference.
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https://spacenews.com/space-force-procurement-command-trying-to-bring-unity-of-effort-to-space-programs/U.S. Space Command needs help identifying hostile intent in spaceby Sandra Erwin — February 24, 2022 [SN]
Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, and Space Force Col. Heather L. McGee, 821st Air Base Group commander, attend a briefing at Thule, Greenland, Nov. 11, 2021. Credit: U.S. Air ForceGen. James Dickinson: 'The challenge in the space domain is determining intent'CHANTILLY, Va. — If Russia or any other actor were to intentionally interfere with U.S. satellites, it would be difficult to identify the aggressor, said the top commander of U.S. military space operations.
“The challenge in the space domain is determining intent,” Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, said Feb. 23.
https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-command-needs-help-identifying-hostile-intent-in-space/
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