Industry panel: U.S. space systems need protection against cyber attacks
The U.S. government does not technically consider space systems “critical infrastructure,” which is slowing down efforts to protect networks from cyber attacks, experts said. SpaceNews
Kleos Space orders reconnaissance satellites for 2022 launch
Luxembourg-based startup Kleos Space has ordered four more RF reconnaissance satellites, securing a launch in mid-2022 to improve data collection and revisit times. SpaceNews
DAF COVID-19 Statistics – Oct. 19, 2021
Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel.
Kendall calls for ‘technically and operationally innovative approaches’ to meet logistics challenges
Kendall’s keynote remarks to the National Defense Transportation Association and the U.S. Transportation Command’s Fall Meeting offered in unvarnished terms the challenges facing the United States posed by China and what the U.S. must do to best maintain global stability.
Germany’s Exolaunch expands overseas for larger share of U.S. launch market
German launch services provider Exolaunch is expanding to the U.S. in search of a greater share of the rapidly growing market, stepping up competition against Seattle-based rideshare broker Spaceflight. SpaceNews
Senate appropriators direct NASA to select second Artemis lunar lander
Senate appropriators want NASA to select a second company for its program to develop crewed lunar landers, but provided the agency with only a small increase in funding to support that. SpaceNews
A Chinese satellite is now active weeks after an anomaly during launch
The classified Chinese satellite Shiyan-10 is now active, nearly three weeks after suffering an anomaly during launch that appeared to result in the loss of the spacecraft. SpaceNews
Polish Armed Forces enlist industry consortium for imaging nanosatellites
Under the recently launched Polish Imaging Satellites (PIAST) project, a consortium formed by local space industry players will develop three nanosatellites to be operated by the country’s armed forces and placed into orbit in 2024. SpaceNews
Fledgling European space businesses still lacking the funds to fly
A lack of accessible financing options is holding European space startups back as supply shortages and price rises risk derailing the industry’s post-pandemic recovery, warns a white paper from the Access Space Alliance (ASA) small satellite industry group. SpaceNews
NASA selects gamma-ray telescope mission for development
NASA will develop a gamma-ray telescope intended to study the formation of chemical elements in the galaxy as its next small astrophysics mission. SpaceNews
Investigations of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision to continue into 2022
The Government Accountability Office and the Defense Department’s inspector general are still months away from completing their investigations of the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. SpaceNews
Betting on flexibility: Intelsat’s post-bankruptcy growth strategy
SpaceNews spoke with Samer Halawi, Intelsat’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer, to learn more about the satellite giant’s post-restructuring growth strategy. SpaceNews
‘We go together’: US Space Force chief seeks deeper space cooperation with South Korea
The U.S. Space Force’s top general expressed hope for deepening cooperation with South Korea's military Oct. 18, saying “Katchi Kapshida,” which means “We go together” in Korean, a symbolic slogan of the long-standing Korea-U.S. alliance. SpaceNews
Parents of NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Deputy Manager taught her the value of hard work – a lesson she applies every day
Parents of NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Deputy Manager taught her the value of hard work – a lesson she applies every day
Op-ed | Small states in outer space: Monaco’s ambitions for the NewSpace age
Previously seen as a source of national pride reserved only for superpowers, space exploration has now become the focus of emerging and smaller nations. SpaceNews