The U.S. Is Done Blowing Up Satellites With Missiles In Tests
The U.S. has made a promise to end destructive direct ascent anti-satellite weapon testing, calling on foreign nations to join them.
Tag: anti-satellite weapons
Air Force’s Small Telescope Tech Will Help Detect Enemy Satellites Sneaking Up On Friendly Ones
The previously classified Starfire Optical Range can aid astronomers while enabling the Space Force to better detect and track small objects in space.
Secret Space Force Capabilities Could Be Declassified If New Bill Becomes Law
Less classification could help Space Force deter attacks on space-based systems and make it easier to promote its mission-critical work.
U.S. Satellites Are Being Attacked Every Day According To Space Force General
Space Force general details how jamming, blinding lasers, cyber attacks, and other satellites have America’s space-based capabilities under siege.
NASA Calls Off Spacewalk As Concerns Over Russian Anti-Satellite Test Debris Continue (Updated)
Russia’s recent anti-satellite test has made the already major problem of debris in low-earth orbit markedly worse.
DARPA Wants Cheap Laser Communications Terminals To Allow Any Satellite To Talk To Another
A cheap laser terminal that can handle multiple waveforms will drastically expand the resiliency and capabilities of space-based communications.
Gigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship Development
The hangar, which is one of the largest on earth, sits among remote missile defense and anti-satellite development installations.
This Is Our First Ever Look At A Top Secret Soviet Space ‘Missile’
The Shchit-2 was a missile-like system designed to protect Soviet military space stations from attack.
Space Force Has A Unit Dedicated To Orbital Warfare That Now Operates The X-37B Spaceplane
Space Delta 9 is charged with not only keeping watch for potential threats in space, but being ready to defeat them, if necessary.
Work Begins On Starlink-Like Constellation Of Small Hypersonic Missile-Tracking Satellites
The Pentagon’s grand space strategy envisions a shift from larger, expensive satellites to massive constellations of smaller, easier to replace ones.