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Jason Mallare

The Space Hour

Advanced imaging satellites keep getting more and more affordable

"The battlefield is getting more contested and more complex and more challenging — and our near peers are pushing hard," Jason Mallare said.

The Space Hour

Making sure space hardware can handle all the sound of launches

The Space Hour

Newest constellation of weather satellites gets flight plan

The Space Hour

This company is helping government satellite operators improve awareness of threats in low-earth orbit

Space Operations

Space ground tracking program to reach key milestone

Defense

Space Force ‘days away’ from releasing its commercial strategy

The Space Hour

Is it time to categorize space assets as critical infrastructure?

Space Force

Acquisition

Space Development Agency’s LEO satellites allow for middle tier acquisition

Satellite is orbiting around the Earth

The Space Hour

Satellites need cybersecurity measures too

USA from space at night with city lights showing American cities in United States, global overview of North America, 3d rendering of planet Earth. Some elements from NASA (https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/57000/57752/land_shallow_topo_2048.jpg)

Space Operations

DoD awards nearly $2B to build first satellite-based ‘backbone’ of JADC2

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla. Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social media platforms seek parental consent for users younger than 16 years old to join or face fines of 10 million Australian dollars ($7.5 million) under a draft law released Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Federal Newscast

Postal Service leadership reminds employees to follow online rules

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The Space Hour

US satellite company with an eye on expansion

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks as FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Federal Newscast

Senator looking into potential pay abuse at ATF

A Hair Salon worker photographs the light display of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch, Friday, Dec. 22 2017, in Apple Valley, Calif. The launch was more than 200 miles from Apple Valley yet was still brilliantly visible. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)

The Space Hour

Instead of letting satellites go down, why not fix them?