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Beijing’s rapid acquisition of counter-space capabilities is most worrisome, says a new 80-page Defense Intelligence Agency report.

The director of the Defense Department’s Space Development Agency cited cyber attacks against satellites as a greater threat than missiles.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test will try to knock an asteroid off course, simulating what could happen if an asteroid threatens our planet.

U.K. wants UN to create new space rules to prevent military conflicts outside the planet. Other countries agreed, but some nations said no.

Growing space security threats are proving to be a challenge for existing global governance measures, but consensus on new rules is proving difficult.

Vandenberg Space Force Base to Welcome New Commander for Main Unit Col. Anthony Mastalir, commander of Space Launch Delta 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, talks to military members in late May. On Friday, Mastalir will relinquish command and Col. Robert Long will take the helm of Vandenberg’s primary unit. (Michael Peterson / U.S. Space Force photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully June 9, 2021 | 7:53 p.m. The primary unit at Vandenberg Space Force Base ...

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$17.4 billion request includes two GPS satellites, five launch vehicles.

Private industry is launching at a pace with which the military’s space-surveillance system can’t keep up. Now lawmakers say the Commerce Department’s f...

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