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New report details security concerns in outer space
Nov 07, 2018 (SPX)
Space Security Index 2018 tracks developments under 18 indicators related to four aspects of the security of outer space: environmental sustainability, access t...
US must prepare to go on offensive in space says Mattis
Nov 01, 2018 (Sputnik)
"We have got to be prepared to go on the offensive in space," Mattis said on Tuesday. "No competitive sport in the world can just play defense and win." The US ...
MHI launches UAE's KhalifaSat satellite
Oct 31, 2018 (SPX)
This mission was performed along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 "GOSAT-2" satellite, in which the separ...
Trump's 'Space Force' to be built in stages by 2020
Oct 23, 2018 (AFP)
The White House does not foresee the creation of an independent space force before 2020, said US Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the National Space Council...
US Defense Officials Fear Chinese Moon Probe Could Become Anti-Satellite Weapon
Oct 18, 2018 (Sputnik)
China's National Space Administration (CNSA) has accelerated its moon program in recent years, making a major leap in May when it put the Queqiao satellite into...
US lags behind Russia, China on Space Force says Trump
Oct 16, 2018 (Sputnik)
Speaking at a "Make America Great Again" rally in Kentucky, US President Donald Trump admitted that Washington is lagging behind Moscow and Beijing in the creat...
China developing new sub-killing satellite
Oct 15, 2018 (Sputnik)
The satellite, which will be able to spot targets 500 meters below the surface, would also be used to gather data on the world's oceans, the South China Morning...
Russia opens criminal probe over failed rocket launch
Oct 11, 2018 (AFP)
"An investigative group has been formed and officials are currently examining the launch site, documents are being seized," the Investigative Committee said in ...
Trump reportedly mulls ousting Air Force Chief over Space Force memo
Oct 09, 2018 (Sputnik)
US President Donald Trump is considering firing Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson after next month's midterm elections over her handling of his plan to establi...
Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite packed and prepared to join the constellation
Oct 09, 2018 (SPX)
"This fourth satellite will complete a worldwide ring of AEHF satellites to deliver global extended data rate (XDR) coverage for the U.S. Air Force and for the ...
Raytheon's SeeMe satellite system to help situational awareness
Oct 03, 2018 (UPI)
The SeeMe satellite system will provide situational awareness for ground troops. It is designed as a series of small satellites operating in a constellation to ...
Russia to launch Egyptian remote sensing satellite on December 27
Oct 02, 2018 (Sputnik)
The EgyptSat-A is being built by Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (RSC Energia) for Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science...
BAE to provide data analysis, support for Janus programs
Sep 20, 2018 (UPI)
The contracts fall under the three Janus programs that include Geomatics Precise Imagery, Geography and Geomatics Elevation. All three contracts will be valid f...
The US Space Force - A Sixth Branch of the Military
Sep 19, 2018 (SPX)
This executive decision may be the result of more than two decades in which multiple official studies have addressed the management and organization of the nati...
US Air Force Secretary Offers Critiques on Costly $13 Billion Space Force
Sep 19, 2018 (Sputnik)
Wilson's remarks were made in response to a September 10 directive from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, who reached out to Wilson and Undersecretary ...
Moscow concerned by attempts to militarize space using strike weapons
Sep 12, 2018 (Sputnik)
Russia is concerned about the attempts to militarize outer space by deployment of strike weapons and any steps should be prevented, Russian Deputy Foreign Minis...
US pushes NATO States to renege on outer space agreements says Moscow
Sep 12, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The United States is exerting tremendous pressure on its NATO partners and other so-called allies who are circumventing previously reached agreements, includin...
UN space agency ready to support states willing to adopt arms control in space
Sep 12, 2018 (Sputnik)
"We are working in coordination with the [UN] Office for Disarmament Affairs, for a few years now, so that we can also bring our technical expertise, because we...
France to Spend Over $4Bln on Military Satellites Renewal
Sep 11, 2018 (Sputnik)
"We have envisaged 3.6 billion euros for the renewal of the military satellites' potential in the law on military planning," Parly said, as broadcast by the Eur...
France says Russia tried to spy on satellite
Sep 07, 2018 (AFP)
The Athena-Fidus satellite, operated jointly with Italy, was approached "a bit too closely" by Russia's Luch-Olymp craft, known for its advanced listening capab...
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