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Colorado’s Aerospace Alley prepares for Space Command move to Alabama Dan Boyce, Colorado Public Radio via AP March 7 Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond established Space Operations Command the U.S. Space Forces first of three field commands, during a ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Oct. 21, 2020. (Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong/Space Force) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — When Kathy Boe heard the news in January that President Donald Trump was moving the headqua...

The Space Force's top general says the public won't have to wait much longer to see the Space Force's new uniforms.

 - February 15, 2021, 8:05 AM Satcom Direct is readying release this year of its first two Plane Simple satellite communication antennas, bringing lower-cost high-speed connectivity options to a wider array of airframes. The SD Plane Simple Ku antenna, slated for June introduction, will provide connectivity via Intelsat’s broadband Ku-band satellite service. Meanwhile, the SD Plane Simple Certus LEO antenna, coming in the fourth quarter, will access Iridium’s new Next low earth orbit (LE...

2005      Masters of Science, Graduate Engineering Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 2006      BDE, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2011      IDE, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2020      SDE, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS 2.  November 2002 – August 2003:  Chief, Housing Facilities, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 3.  August 2003 �...

By Lauren C. Williams Feb 10, 2021 The U.S. Space Force has begun transferring more than a thousand cyber professionals into its ranks as of Feb. 1 and plans to start recruiting talent from across the military branches this year. "There is a spectrum of threats that are out there -- everything from reversible jamming of satellites...and theres cyber threats," Gen. John Raymond, the Chief of Space Operations told reporters Feb. 3, "which is why its so important for us to have those cyber profess...

The Space Force considers a new mission: tactical satellite imagery February 3 The Kestrel Eye is a small, low-cost, visible-imagery satellite prototype designed to provide near-real-time images to the tactical-level ground Soldier. Kestrel Eye was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as a payload aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 14, 2017 (Photo courtesy of SMDTC). WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is still in its early days, but leader...

By   Theresa Hitchens on February 03, 2021 at 3:16 PM The Army’s TITAN ground station will link ISR sensors based in space, on land and in the air. WASHINGTON: A shift in Army and Navy space resources — i.e., capabilities and funds — to the Space Force is not likely to appear in the DoD budget request until 2023, says Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond. “Those decisions are being finalized now. The FY-22 budget has largely been baked, so I would say that this will be addresse...

A top House Republican demanded an apology from White House press secretary Jen Psaki for her response to a Space Force question during Tuesdays briefing.

The Space Force considers a new mission: tactical satellite imagery February 3 The Kestrel Eye is a small, low-cost, visible-imagery satellite prototype designed to provide near-real-time images to the tactical-level ground Soldier. Kestrel Eye was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as a payload aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 14, 2017 (Photo courtesy of SMDTC). WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is still in its early days, but leader...

In what some termed a political decision, President Trump chose Huntsville, Alabama, as the permanent home for Space Command on Jan. 13, triggering efforts by officials in Colorado to persuade