10 July 2020
Satellite for US Air Force successfully launches
... or hosted payload,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. “In collaboration with the US Air Force, we pulled the pieces together to successfully plan, develop and execute an affordable, high-performance space mission, which...
30 October 2019
Questions surround US top-secret spaceplane mission
... (AFRL) experiments including advanced thermal control system technologies for use in future satellites said Randy Walden, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office director, “as well as providing a ride for small satellites.” The AFRL leads the discovery...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
... could remain in space for hundreds of years or more. The Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC), located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, actively tracks all objects of ‘softball size’ (10cm) or larger in orbit, using the US Space...
20 June 2018
Trump officially calls for the creation of US “space force”
...without Congress because now is NOT the time to rip the Air Force apart. Too many important missions at stake.” Nonetheless, last ...biggest opponent for creating any kind of space force has been the Air Force," said Todd Harrison, director of the ...
08 May 2017
"Secret" space plane lands after 2 years in orbit
... flexibility and resolve necessary to continue the nation’s advancement in space,” said Randy Walden, the director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. “The ability to land, refurbish, and launch from the same location further enhances...
21 May 2018
UK proposes ambitious national defence space strategy
.... “Satellite technology is not just a crucial tool for our armed forces but vital to our way of life, whether that be access to... launch forward in the space domain.” Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hiller, said: "I am determined ...
