Air Force Eyes New Deep Space Sensors in Australia, Spain
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The Air Force is increasingly interested in Australia as a host for SSA capabilities because they can watch satellites over the Southern Hemisphere.
China Cyber Attacks on AFSPC Contractors ‘Stealing Us Blind’
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“When you talk about resiliency and the fight tonight, I’m bringing out everything and the kitchen sink. I’m gonna MacGyver anything I can bring,” says AFSPC Brig. Gen. DeAnna Burt.
MG Crider To Roll Out New AFSPC Data Strategy
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‘Enterprise Data Strategies’ — that mimic a company’s technology roadmap and business strategy and treat data as a separate entity of operations in its own right — are all the rage in the corporate sector.
Lots of DoD Small Launchers, But What Will They Launch?
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“The external and internal communication regarding [DoD] smallsat strategy is not consistent and not clear,” Carissa Christensen, CEO of Bryce Space and Technologies, said wryly.
Space Force & Beyond: Gen. Raymond’s 3-Ring Space Circus
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If the Senate has its way, Gen. John Raymond will lead the new joint US Space Command, the existing Air Force Space Command, and the new Space Force. If this sounds both confusing and daunting, that’s because it is.
SASC OKs Space Force, But Imposes Tight Oversight
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SASC wants the Air Force and DoD “to come back to the oversight committee every single month” to explain how they are standing up the new Space Force — if it is finally approved by Congress.
Will FAA Or Commerce Track Civil Satellites? Congress Must Decide – And Soon
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The Air Force can’t regulate civilian satellites. The White House wants the Commerce Department to do it. But Democrats say FAA.
Crider: SSA Data ‘Library’ Will Open To Allies
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Air Force Space Command’s ‘Unified Data Library’ combining DoD and commercial SSA data will be open to allied governments.
Roper: Air Force Cloud May Track & Target All From Space To Ground — EXCLUSIVE
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Let’s not get too carried away. “We’ve got to earn our way to cislunar,” Will Roper said with a chuckle. “We’ve got to prove we can do LEO and GEO well.” Still, “this isn’t too far fetched.”
What About JMS? Air Force Reanimates ‘Old Clunker’ Space Tracking System
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JMS was supposed to revolutionize how the US tracks objects in space. Its billion-dollar bust means the Air Force must revive SPADOC, a widely reviled vestige of the 1980s.