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The U.S. Air Force has conducted the first flight test release of its developing hypersonic cruise missile, with that test taking place in Australia. The post Air Force's Hypersonic Attack Cruise Miss
Kymeta won further U.S. government business in the form of a development contract. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has tapped Kymeta to develop an enhanced cartridge that integrates compute, [...
"It's a transformed relationship between Colorado Springs and Huntsville," Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) told Payload. "When I took office, I don't think it was a bad relationship, but it was one where both
The DoD wants to better understand what's going on in orbit. HawkEye 360 ($HAWK) has the inside scoop. The post HawkEye 360 Turns its RF-Sensors to Orbital Targets appeared first on Payload.
The Space Force is looking for industry feedback on its plans to create a new "Mission Development Zone" at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., to support launch providers with space for additional p
York Space Systems will integrate a government space domain awareness (SDA) into a spacecraft headed to Geostationary Orbit (GEO), marking the first time the company has integrated a satellite for [..
The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. The next launch attempt could come as
The Air Force adjusted its fiscal 2026 recruiting goal down by a few hundred enlisted Airmen due to higher-than-expected retention and the number of available training slots—but it is aiming high in f
Canadian space domain awareness (SDA) company NorthStar Earth & Space began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday morning after completing a SPAC merger this week. NorthStar completed [...]
Falcon Heavy launched its first NRO mission while SpaceX landed four boosters in one day. The post SpaceX's midnight spy satellite launch quietly set a new record appeared first on TESLARATI.
Watch as four explorers arrive at the International Space Station. After lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11:10 a.m. EDT (1510 UTC), Crew-13's spacecraft is
Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 a
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launched the classified NROL-97 payload for the United States National Reconnaissance Office.... The post Falcon Heavy launches classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit appeared f
In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astron
The mission carried 130 payloads onboard the Falcon 9 rocket heading to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 11:32 a.m. PDT (2:32 p.m. EDT / 1832 UTC
Four crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the
Hegseth named Elon Musk to help lead Project Meridian, a Pentagon study of future warfare. The post The Pentagon taps Elon Musk to design the battlefield of the future appeared first on TESLARATI.
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, will become the first agency astronaut to fly for a second time onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space F
U.S. Space Force Lieutenant General David Miller, Jr. has been nominated as the next Commander of U.S. Space Command, succeeding Gen. Stephen Whiting who will retire early next year. Yesterday, [...]
SpaceX plans three launches Thursday, including Crew-13 astronauts and Falcon Heavy's first classified NRO mission. The post SpaceX set to launch astronauts and a classified Falcon Heavy mission on th
Ahead of launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft atop, is vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Stat
SpaceX launched the classified USSF-385 mission from Vandenberg, landing its booster on a tenth flight. The post SpaceX completes another secret Pentagon launch, adding to suspected Starshield buildou
Liftoff of the USSF-385 mission atop a Falcon 9 is scheduled for 7 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT / 1400 UTC) at the opening of a three-hour launch window.
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Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna's Instagram was controlled by hackers who posted stories and images on Sunday.
Austria's Defense Minister Claudia Tanner reaffirmed that Austria plans to put three operationally designated military satellites into orbit next year.
Last August, a global outage across Elon Musk's satellite network left U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels bobbing off California, halting operations.