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L3Harris sees opportunities in Pentagon’s growing responsive space business 4 days ago L3Harris is building a prototype satellite for the Missile Defense Agency s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, which will work with the Space Development Agency s tracking layer satellites to trace hypersonic weapons. (L3Harris) WASHINGTON As the Department of Defense puts more resources into responsive space architectures, L3Harris feels well positioned to compete for and win space system contracts. The concept of responsive space architectures differentiates itself from the exquisite satellite systems DoD has traditionally invested in. “The current space architecture is largely based on high performance or exquisite systems. These systems are costly and take a decade or more to develop and put into service,” said President of Space and Airborne Systems Ed Zoiss during a March 10 investors briefing.
Space Foundation
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending March 12, 2021
Written by: Hanh Le
This week, we celebrate International Women’s Day by recognizing the women who have played key roles in space programs around the globe. In Washington, DC, the Senate and House passed one of Congress’s largest economic relief bills, a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, which President Biden is expected to sign on Friday.
The Moon is becoming the new economic frontier of the space economy.
By 2023, at least 11 nations plan to have landers, rovers, and scientific missions on the lunar surface.
The article discusses the potential of the cislunar economy, nations at the forefront, and planned cislunar missions. It is available here free of charge.
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Theresa Hitchens on March 08, 2021 at 4:51 PM
Laser interlinks for satellites, JAXA image
WASHINGTON: As DoD eyes low-cost satellite constellations to provide resilient communications, a crucial bottleneck has emerged: reliable optical data links both between satellites in space and from space to the ground.
“Think about it, getting a laser beam on a spacecraft to point to a laser receiver on another spacecraft accurately enough with the right power levels, the right waveforms etc.,– it’s not an easy thing,” Nick Bucci, vice president of program development at General Atomics said in an interview. ” And to be able to do that reliably at range is a difficult challenge.”
A skin-crawling scenario on a U.S. fast-attack sub, a Navy SEAL who became a NASA astronaut, and an update to the Army Combat Fitness Test. Plus, a talk with the man in charge of the Army s future ground vehicles, and a change to Marine recon sniper school. That and more on Defense News Weekly for March 26, 2021. Close