SpaceX Launches New Legal Battle Against US Air Force By Sandra Erwin Launch Service Agreement contract winners Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance have filed 'motions to intervene' in the lawsuit filed by SpaceX.
Cost of Delta IV Heavy Rocket Launches is Down But the Real Price Is a Secret By Sandra Erwin The Air Force announcement that it is paying ULA $449.8 million for three Delta 4 Heavy launches is only half the story.
Congressional Report: Space Force Would Cost Billions More Than DoD Estimated By Sandra Erwin An independent space service under the Air Force would add up to $1.3 billion a year in costs, says CBO, far more than DoD's estimate of $500 million.
ULA Awarded $149 Million Delta IV Heavy Launch Contract for NRO Mission By Sandra Erwin NROL-68 is the second of three missions awarded to ULA under the Launch Vehicle Production Services contract.
Cape Canaveral Preparing for Key Military Launches By Sandra Erwin The Air Force 45th Space Wing is gearing up for three high-profile space launches at Cape Canaveral over the coming months.
Pentagon Wants a Space Force, Still Undecided on a Space National Guard By Sandra Erwin The National Guard Bureau is calling for the establishment of a Space National Guard as a reserve component to the Space Force.
Defense Officials Get a Grilling at Space Force Hearing By Sandra Erwin Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said the hearing was an "opportunity to continue to gather facts and to fully explore the proposal."
New Studies Provide Fresh Insights Into the Escalating Space Arms Race By Sandra Erwin A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies focuses on four specific countries that pose the greatest risk for the United States: China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Air Force Space Launch Competition Caught in Political Crossfire By Sandra Erwin House Armed Service Committee Chairman Adam Smith on Thursday sent a letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson questioning "what seems to be a rush to move ahead in the procurement strategy."
US Military Was Immediately Aware of India's Anti-Satellite Missile Test By Sandra Erwin Once the launch was detected, U.S. Space Command right away started notifying satellite operators.
Space Development Agency Promises to Do More with Less By Sandra Erwin The Space Development Agency officially came into existence last week and already is causing a stir.
Trump's 2020 Budget Funds Space Force, Increases Defense Spending by 5 Percent By Sandra Erwin The White House said the Space Force will "initially realign existing space forces and materiel from the military services and will scale up responsibly and deliberately over the next several years."
EELV Is No More. It Is Now 'National Security Space Launch' By Sandra Erwin Col. Bongiovi, director of SMC's Launch Enterprise Directorate, says the NSSL program will seek to leverage the U.S. commercial launch industry.
Space Force Proposal Officially Sent to Capitol Hill, Now Come the Questions By Sandra Erwin Now that the proposal has been kicked over to Congress, DoD faces what could be a harder-than-expected job communicating the Space Force plan to Congress and the public.
White House: Space Force Under the Air Force Only a 'First Step,' Separate Department Not Off the Table By Sandra Erwin
Next Steps for the Pentagon's New Space Sensors for Missile Defense By Sandra Erwin The Missile Defense Agency is evaluating nine proposals for space sensor architectures. With $73 million that Congress already appropriated, the agency will select three to continue on.
Trump Unveils Missile Defense Review, Promises Funding for Space Sensors in 2020 By Sandra Erwin President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence visited the Pentagon on Thursday to roll out the 2019 Missile Defense Review.
New Pentagon Chief Shanahan Urges Focus on China 'Great Power Competition' By Sandra Erwin In his first national security meeting as acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan said DoD should stay focused on the national defense strategy and the strategic competition with China.
Pentagon Analyzing Possible Missions for a New Space Development Agency By Sandra Erwin DoD spokesman: "The intent is to ensure DoD leverages commercial space technology and accelerates the development and delivery of new capabilities."
Air Force Open to Reusable Rockets, but SpaceX Must First Demonstrate Performance By Sandra Erwin The Air Force will need time to review SpaceX's performance as it executes EELV launches before it would consider flying military payloads on reusable rockets.
Space Force Proposal Creates an Independent Service Under the Department of the Air Force By Sandra Erwin A preface to the draft legislative proposal says this "represents an initial effort to statutorily establish a United States Space Force as a 6th Armed Force within the Department of the Air Force."
President Trump Issues Order to Create US Space Command By Sandra Erwin President Trump on Tuesday directed the Department of Defense to establish a U.S. Space Command as a unified combatant command.
Air Force Launch Commander 'Not Confident' GPS 3 Satellite Will Lift Off as Scheduled By Sandra Erwin SpaceX on Tuesday scrubbed the Falcon 9 launch of the Air Force’s first GPS 3 satellite. Another attempt is planned for Wednesday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Space Force Proposal Could Create a Broader Military Department for Both Air and Space By Sandra Erwin The Space Force under this proposed organization would not include the National Reconnaissance Office or any other element of the intelligence community.
