The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD
unless they are in geosynchronous orbit, hovering over one spot on the planet, they are moving really fast. as a consequence, it s basic geometry, one of the things a balloon at 60,000 feet allows you to dwell significantly over one spot on the face of the earth. because you are closer you may see things that you might not be able to pick up from, say, 700, 800, 900 miles above the earth. president biden called out the chinese president xi jinping by name last night in the state of the union address. what will it take, congressman, to reduce tensions after a high-profile clash? well, we need to remember what this really represents. there is a temptation to think that this was immensely aggressive act against the united states. i see slightly differently. this was an act of brazenness, of failure of command and control, because, you know, you really have to scratch your head and say, wait a minute, was this deliberately done by the chinese, authorized at the highest level, a mistake
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its first strategy for U.S. science and technology leadership in Cislunar space on Nov.