The successful launch of 60 new Starlink satellites means SpaceX now operates more commercial satellites than any other company in the world. It’s a major milestone for the Elon Musk-led company, which still needs to show it’s capable of responsibly managing its burgeoning megaconsellation. Deployment of the 60 Starlink satellites was confirmed earlier today in […]
Successful Starlink Mission Makes SpaceX the World’s Largest Satellite Operator, Was First U.S. Space Command Launch…
Senate Sends Mammoth $738BN Defense Bill to Trump’s Desk, Creating Space Force…
The U.S. Senate has joined the House of Representatives in passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, and it will now go to the White House where President Trump is expected to sign it into law. The Senate passed the massive $738 billion defense spending bill on Tuesday, which as we […]
Trump Embraces Space Force Plan…
President Donald Trump signed a policy directive Tuesday that laid out a framework for the Space Force he has long sought but that fell short of his initial vision for a new service that is “separate but equal” to the Air Force. In the document, the president directed the Pentagon to create legislation for Congress […]
WATCH: Trump Establishes the U.S. Space Command…
Military Recruiters Are Already Signing Up ‘Space Force’…
Trump Signs Directive in Move to Create a Space Force…
President Donald Trump took a step on Feb. 19, needed for lawmakers to begin the lengthy process of creating a U.S. Space Force, a new branch of the military dedicated to handling threats in space. Trump signed Space Policy Directive 4, which puts in place the foundation for a legislative initiative that could establish a […]
Defense Secretary James Mattis and Vice President Mike Pence Space Force Speech…
In 2017, President Trump established his National Space Council, a body of senior officials charged with developing modern policies for commercial and international space utilization. On March 23, 2018, President Trump announced his National Space Strategy, which recognizes that America’s competitors have turned space into a warfighting domain, and charts a whole-of-government approach to maintaining […]