Space Operations

SATCOM, Satellite communications

Four essential elements of trustworthy public-private SATCOM partnership

Ideal collaboration will drive a continuous loop in which industry invests, develops and demonstrates with federal agency end user requirements top of mind.

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(Photo by: Staff Sgt. James Richardson Jr.)Space Force

Space Force to create more integrated units

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CJADC2

Space Force ‘days away’ from releasing its commercial strategy

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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo released by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base. The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during a ceremony Friday, May 14, 2021, on the parade field. The sprawling Central Coast base tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. (Brittany E. N. MurphyU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command via AP, File)

Years flying at warp speed lands SPACECOM as fully operational on fourth anniversary

In today’s Federal Newscast: Some federal correctional officers are set to lose pay bonuses in 10 days. The White House forms a task force to fight fraud…

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The full harvest moon rises behind downtown buildings, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

DARPA kicks off its 10-year plan to create a ‘thriving lunar economy’

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Small Business Administration is redefining small. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is rolling out…

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Space Asteroid Strike

This NASA team’s work means the whole world can sleep a little better

As if pandemic, threats of nuclear war, and a lack of Tesla charging stations aren’t enough to worry about, there is always the possibility that an asteroid could hit the earth and wipe-out all of us. A team at NASA discovered a way to alter the path of an asteroid, should one come too close and they garnered the distinction of being finalists in this year’s Service to America Medals program, also known as the Sammies. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with two members of NASA’s…

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