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Air Force Research Lab to Release Solicitation for Cislunar Domain Awareness Solicitation in March

Air Force Research Lab to Release Solicitation for Cislunar Domain Awareness Solicitation in March

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is planning to solicit offers in March for a satellite...
Rendering of Earth orbiting space debris. Credit: NOAA

U.S. intelligence wants to track currently undetectable orbital space debris

The U.S. intelligence community — which builds and operates Earth observation and communications...
Griffiss Institute seeks teams for defense innovation program

Griffiss Institute seeks teams for defense innovation program

The Griffiss Institute is looking for a few good teams – 10 to be exact – to take part in a 12-week...
The Pentagon has worked to make its GPS enterprise more resilient against spoofing, upgrading its satellites to broadcast jam-resistant M-Code signals and fielding modernized user devices and antennas that can receive those signals. (U.S. Air Force)

Defense Innovation Unit partners with Orbital Insight to take on satellite spoofing

The Pentagon’s innovation hub is working with industry to identify satellite spoofing operations...
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/ SpaceNews

Space Force eager to invest in debris removal projects

It’s not the job of the U.S. Space Force to clean up orbital debris. However the military wants to...
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: ULA

Space Force asks launch companies for insight on where the industry is going

The U.S. Space Force is polling the space launch industry as it tries to identify what companies...
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