Featured in satellitesBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThis Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The PacificThe plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2020ShareSpace Force Boss Says One Of Russia’s Killer Satellites Fired A Projectile In OrbitA very recent test involved small orbital “inspectors” that had previously been observed shadowing an American spy satellite. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space StationThe goal is for the space-based platform to support various test, training, and other missions, possibly with humans aboard in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969Newly declassified documents show the iconic spy plane has survived attempts to send it to the boneyard for nearly fifty years. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareX-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite WeaponsTechnology related to sending power via a microwave beam down to Earth could potentially be applied to taking out hostile targets in space. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020ShareX-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It SeemsWhen the X-37B launches on May 16, it will carry a technology that could eventually allow drones to stay aloft indefinitely anywhere on the globe. BYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020ShareTrump Orders Navy to Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass Its Ships (Updated)This all comes as Iran has announced the successful launch of its first-ever military satellite into space. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020ShareThe Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire ExerciseThe exercise will involve SpaceX Starlink satellites, a variety of military assets, and a new command and control system working together. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2020ShareIranian Minister Tried To Pass Off A $20 Halloween Costume As A Real SpacesuitIran’s nascent space launch program is very real, but you might not know it from the absurd propaganda about its purported manned spaceflight plans. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareWe Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s FounderAfter years of flying exotic airships, the company plans to create massive orbital platforms and V-shaped airships that float slowly up to space. BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareSpace Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’Congress looks set to order the creation of Space Force before receiving reports detailing how it will work or what it will cost. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareCIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch MothershipThe proposal sheds more light on decades of secretive U.S. work to realize air-launched space access capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 30, 2019ShareTrump Tweets Intelligence Image After Iran’s Rocket Explosion And Offers Them “Best Wishes”The disclosure of this type of high-resolution imagery on the fly via social media is unprecedented. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019ShareThe French Have Plans For A Constellation Of Laser-Armed Miniature SatellitesFrance’s “Mastering Space” plan calls for an active defense against hostile satellites and new space-based surveillance capabilities to spot threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareHere’s How The Pentagon Plans To Create A New U.S. Space Command Within MonthsThe U.S. military is consolidating space-focused operational activities, but questions remain regarding budgets, roles and missions, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSpaceX Is About to Launch A Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Called “Zuma”Neither firm will say who the U.S. government customer is or what the craft is even supposed to do once it’s in orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIran Officially Opens Expanded Space Center With Simorgh Rocket LaunchThe United States and others say Iran is hiding work on a long-range, nuclear-capable missile in plain sight. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareA Primer On The Raging Battle For A New Pentagon Space CorpsAs Defense Secretary James Mattis enters the debate, lawmakers are already deeply divided about creating a new military branch. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia Says Its Future Bombers Will Have Protection From “All Missiles”It’s a dubious boast, but it doesn’t mean the country’s engineers aren’t working on advanced defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareDARPA Chooses X-37 Builder Boeing to Craft a Revolutionary Space PlaneIf all goes according to plan, the XS-1 space plane could get payloads into orbit quickly, with relative ease, and on the cheap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareRussia Plans To Launch Tiny Space Plane Off Back Of High Flying M-55 Research JetThe new development comes amid a general surge of interest in air-launched space access concepts, especially in the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2019ShareHere’s All You Need To Know About The New Missile Defense Review That Was Just ReleasedThe report gives all new emphasis to cruise missile and hypersonic threats and further outlines plans for new defenses, including in space. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 15, 2019ShareIran’s Satellite Launch Fails Amid News That Trump Admin Wanted Options To Strike Iran Last YearThe United States, along with some of its allies, argues that the Iranian space program is just a front for work on new ballistic missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 3, 2019ShareChina’s Historic Mission To The Dark Side Of The Moon Is About More Than ScienceThe landing is an important stepping stone to manned missions and a possible lunar base, which may have a distinct military purpose. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018ShareFailure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s LeadershipA draft proposal lays out a command structure that weakens the position of the potential sixth branch’s top officer from the very start. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareBoeing Nixes Satellite Deal Amid Concerns The U.S. Buyer Was A Chinese Government FrontThe controversial deal is only the latest example of China trying to circumvent U.S. export laws or outright steal sensitive technology. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2018ShareRussia Just Launched Five Objects Into Space. One Problem, There Were Supposed To Be FourThe available information suggests that the Russians may have put yet another secretive “killer satellite” into orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018ShareStar Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force BudgetDueling cost estimates also distract from the reality that there’s still no firm understanding of the proposed new service’s structure and role. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force RightThe proposal differs from the Pentagon’s own idea in key ways and points to a tense internal debate over plans for the U.S. military’s newest branch. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareU.S. Refuses To Allow New Russian Planes To Fly Open Skies Flights Over Its TerritoryMembers of Congress argue that the Kremlin is abusing a treaty that allows for these reconnaissance missions by adding new aircraft and sensors. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareRussia Has Four Potential “Killer Satellites” In Orbit, At Least That We Know AboutThe threat these so-called “space apparatus inspectors” pose is an example of what conflict in space might look like in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other GalaxiesAs the push for a Space Force gains momentum, the service seems intent on showing it’s serious about space. Maybe too serious. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareSix Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space ForceThe president has told the U.S. military to get moving on standing up its sixth branch, but doing so will be easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThis Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The PacificThe plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2020ShareSpace Force Boss Says One Of Russia’s Killer Satellites Fired A Projectile In OrbitA very recent test involved small orbital “inspectors” that had previously been observed shadowing an American spy satellite. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space StationThe goal is for the space-based platform to support various test, training, and other missions, possibly with humans aboard in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969Newly declassified documents show the iconic spy plane has survived attempts to send it to the boneyard for nearly fifty years. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareX-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite WeaponsTechnology related to sending power via a microwave beam down to Earth could potentially be applied to taking out hostile targets in space. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020ShareX-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It SeemsWhen the X-37B launches on May 16, it will carry a technology that could eventually allow drones to stay aloft indefinitely anywhere on the globe. BYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020ShareTrump Orders Navy to Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass Its Ships (Updated)This all comes as Iran has announced the successful launch of its first-ever military satellite into space. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 22, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020ShareThe Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire ExerciseThe exercise will involve SpaceX Starlink satellites, a variety of military assets, and a new command and control system working together. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2020ShareIranian Minister Tried To Pass Off A $20 Halloween Costume As A Real SpacesuitIran’s nascent space launch program is very real, but you might not know it from the absurd propaganda about its purported manned spaceflight plans. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareWe Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s FounderAfter years of flying exotic airships, the company plans to create massive orbital platforms and V-shaped airships that float slowly up to space. BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareSpace Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’Congress looks set to order the creation of Space Force before receiving reports detailing how it will work or what it will cost. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareCIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch MothershipThe proposal sheds more light on decades of secretive U.S. work to realize air-launched space access capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 30, 2019ShareTrump Tweets Intelligence Image After Iran’s Rocket Explosion And Offers Them “Best Wishes”The disclosure of this type of high-resolution imagery on the fly via social media is unprecedented. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019ShareThe French Have Plans For A Constellation Of Laser-Armed Miniature SatellitesFrance’s “Mastering Space” plan calls for an active defense against hostile satellites and new space-based surveillance capabilities to spot threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareHere’s How The Pentagon Plans To Create A New U.S. Space Command Within MonthsThe U.S. military is consolidating space-focused operational activities, but questions remain regarding budgets, roles and missions, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSpaceX Is About to Launch A Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Called “Zuma”Neither firm will say who the U.S. government customer is or what the craft is even supposed to do once it’s in orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIran Officially Opens Expanded Space Center With Simorgh Rocket LaunchThe United States and others say Iran is hiding work on a long-range, nuclear-capable missile in plain sight. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareA Primer On The Raging Battle For A New Pentagon Space CorpsAs Defense Secretary James Mattis enters the debate, lawmakers are already deeply divided about creating a new military branch. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia Says Its Future Bombers Will Have Protection From “All Missiles”It’s a dubious boast, but it doesn’t mean the country’s engineers aren’t working on advanced defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareDARPA Chooses X-37 Builder Boeing to Craft a Revolutionary Space PlaneIf all goes according to plan, the XS-1 space plane could get payloads into orbit quickly, with relative ease, and on the cheap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareRussia Plans To Launch Tiny Space Plane Off Back Of High Flying M-55 Research JetThe new development comes amid a general surge of interest in air-launched space access concepts, especially in the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2019ShareHere’s All You Need To Know About The New Missile Defense Review That Was Just ReleasedThe report gives all new emphasis to cruise missile and hypersonic threats and further outlines plans for new defenses, including in space. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 15, 2019ShareIran’s Satellite Launch Fails Amid News That Trump Admin Wanted Options To Strike Iran Last YearThe United States, along with some of its allies, argues that the Iranian space program is just a front for work on new ballistic missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 3, 2019ShareChina’s Historic Mission To The Dark Side Of The Moon Is About More Than ScienceThe landing is an important stepping stone to manned missions and a possible lunar base, which may have a distinct military purpose. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018ShareFailure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s LeadershipA draft proposal lays out a command structure that weakens the position of the potential sixth branch’s top officer from the very start. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareBoeing Nixes Satellite Deal Amid Concerns The U.S. Buyer Was A Chinese Government FrontThe controversial deal is only the latest example of China trying to circumvent U.S. export laws or outright steal sensitive technology. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2018ShareRussia Just Launched Five Objects Into Space. One Problem, There Were Supposed To Be FourThe available information suggests that the Russians may have put yet another secretive “killer satellite” into orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018ShareStar Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force BudgetDueling cost estimates also distract from the reality that there’s still no firm understanding of the proposed new service’s structure and role. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force RightThe proposal differs from the Pentagon’s own idea in key ways and points to a tense internal debate over plans for the U.S. military’s newest branch. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareU.S. Refuses To Allow New Russian Planes To Fly Open Skies Flights Over Its TerritoryMembers of Congress argue that the Kremlin is abusing a treaty that allows for these reconnaissance missions by adding new aircraft and sensors. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareRussia Has Four Potential “Killer Satellites” In Orbit, At Least That We Know AboutThe threat these so-called “space apparatus inspectors” pose is an example of what conflict in space might look like in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other GalaxiesAs the push for a Space Force gains momentum, the service seems intent on showing it’s serious about space. Maybe too serious. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareSix Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space ForceThe president has told the U.S. military to get moving on standing up its sixth branch, but doing so will be easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018Share