Latest articles by Sandra Erwin
A Space Corps in the US Military A 'No Brainer,' Says Former Astronaut
Terry Virts: Space warriors require unique skills. "It's not like flying F-16s."
Pentagon Space Posture: Don't Even Try to Mess with Us
Mattis: "We have to have capabilities to deny them what they want to achieve."
Air Force Missile-Warning Command Center Makes Contact with New SBIRS Satellite
The Air Force 460th Space Wing says it is "talking" with the new SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite.
In Space and Cyber, China is Closing In on the United States
"China's satellite manufacturing industry is growing at an alarming rate," said Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Co.
New National Defense Strategy to Shed Light on Pentagon's Thinking About War in Space
How the military views outer space and cyberspace as battlefronts in future wars are likely topics in the administration's new national defense strategy.
Air Force Launches New Project to Update Missile-Warning Ground Software
The "future operationally resilient ground evolution," or FORGE, is part of a broader SBIRS modernization plan.
New U.S. Missile-Warning Satellite Set for Launch at Cape Canaveral
SBIRS is the United States' main source of persistent, space-based surveillance of missile launches around the globe.
Sorry Sci-Fi Fans, Real Wars in Space Not the Stuff of Hollywood
Non‐kinetic attacks like jamming and interference are occurring more often. They are cheaper and easier to pull off than full-on kinetic destruction of satellites.
2018 a Big Year of Transition for Military Space
Rep. Adam Smith: “I think logically, eventually, we will get to a space corps."
Military Launch Quality Issues Flagged by DoD Watchdog
IG report: United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, and ULA subcontractor Aerojet Rocketdyne "did not perform adequate quality assurance management of the EELV program."
New Report Slams Idea of a Missile Defense Shield in Space
The Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA authorizes the development of a "space-based ballistic missile intercept layer, capable of providing boost-phase defense."
Space Industry Takes Prominent Role in Trump's National Security Strategy
Trump: The U.S. government will team up with commercial firms to "improve the resiliency of our space architecture."
Space Policy Experts Lay Out Their Concerns: Will the Trump Administration Listen?
Study raises key question: Can the U.S. government capitalize on commercial space opportunities?
US Wargame Highlights Role of Commercial Space Imagery in Military Conflicts
The increasing sophistication and availability of satellite imagery could make it more difficult for U.S. forces to move undetected.
US Military Gets Taste of New Satellite Technology for Unmanned Aircraft
An unmanned aircraft in a test in August switched between two spot beams on an Intelsat high-throughout satellite.
US Army 'Space Week' to Shine Light on Why Soldiers Care About Satellites
Army leaders designated Nov. 27 – Dec. 1 as "space week" with a dual focus on what the Army needs and does in space.
DARPA Aims to 'Disrupt' National Security Space Business
DARPA's Fred Kennedy: “Our savior is going to be the commercial sector."
