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Smith slams F-35 ‘rat hole,’ questions Pacific buildup With Connor O’Brien Editor’s Note: Morning Defense is a free version of POLITICO Pro Defenses morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories. Act on the news with POLITICO Pro. Quick Fix — The House Armed Services Committee chair pledges to rein in the F-35 jet and tells POLITI...

Paragon Space Development Corporation® Key Life Support System Onboard ISS Resupply Mission News provided by Share this article Share this article TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Space Development Corporation (Paragon) is excited to announce that its latest life support technology was launched aboard Northrop Grummans 15th commercial resupply services mission (NG CRS-15) which arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday.  Northrop Grummans Cygnus spacecra...

"Information gathered up to and through Tracking Layer Tranche 0 will help inform decisions about future tranches, including how many and which types of sensors should be flown to provide the warfighter a complete advanced missile threat solution," SDA spokeswoman Jennifer Elzea says. By   Theresa Hitchens on January 29, 2021 at 1:01 PM

SpaceX to launch two Taiwanese satellites on Jan. 21 01/13/2021 04:52 PM Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong. CNA photo Jan. 13, 2021 Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) The American space transport company SpaceX will launch two Taiwan-made satellites into orbit on Jan. 21, Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong (吳政忠) announced on Wednesday. In remarks to the media, Wu said SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Flying Squirrel, a satellite developed by National Central University,...

news Japan to mull joining US satellite constellation initiative to counter missile threats The Mainichi © The Mainichi (Mainichi) TOKYO -- The Japanese government will consider joining the United States "satellite constellation" initiative -- aimed at accurately observing missile movements by deploying a number of low-orbit satellites equipped with smart sensors -- through the production and launch of some of the satellites used in the system. As part of the move, the gover...

SpaceX rings in the new year with a $150 million satellite launch contract Shane McGlaun - Jan 2, 2021, 9:34am CST SpaceX landed a contract at the end of 2020 for the Space Development Agency. SpaceX estimates the first launches under the contract will happen in late 2022, and they were awarded $150.4 million. Under the contract, as many as 28 satellites will be put into orbit. SpaceX will launch a mix of small and medium spacecraft of different sizes into orbit that the Spac...

SpaceX was just awarded the contract for the launches, worth an estimated $150.4 million. The satellites that will be launched into space have a variety of different use cases and sizes. Notably, 20 of the satellites will be data-relay satellites that are used for military and defense communication. The other 8 will be used as early missile-warning detection satellites. As for where the launches will take place, they are slated to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.  The anno...

Congress provides $130 million for hypersonic missile warning satellites Concept art from Northrop Grumman shows a potential architecture for defending against hypersonic missiles. (Northrop Grumman) WASHINGTON — Congress increased the Missile Defense Agency’s budget by $130 million to fund a new satellite constellation capable of tracking hypersonic weapons. A satellites in low Earth orbit will provide targeting data for hypersonic weapons that are dimmer than traditional ballistics a...

Dec 15, 2020 ALPENA — Arts, education, human services and literacy programs are just some of the areas touched by the most recent round of grants from the Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council. The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan Board of Trustees recently approved $26,480 in a new round of youth-related NEMYAC grants covering a four-county area that includes Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle Counties. New NEMYAC Grants are: 1. Alcona Community Schools received $2,5...

Im following ben sasse on twitter, and he is mocking it. athletic directors understand all service academies can be track games, but space force academy is especially dangerous. there are intergalactic, planetary, planetary and intergalactic skills are mad good. you have ben sasse quoting the beas beastie boys. mike pence is saying, this is the future. ben sasse is making fun of it. a couple months ago, mattis was like, this is not a good idea. who wants this besides the president? >> secretary ...