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Given the concerns from across the congressional landscape about Next-Gen OPIR's direction, "it's a reasonable assumption that there's some smoke somewhere there," said Capital Alpha's Byron Callan.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation gave a $1.5 million grant to UC Berkeley astrophysicist Carl Pennypacker and Tim Ball, president of Fireball Information Technologies, LLC, funding their efforts to improve infrared fire detectors. Through their collaboration, they will optimize existing infrared detection satellite systems and build a multispectral camera system aboard spotter planes to help prevent widespread fires. Between fuel buildup from insufficient timber cleanups and drier climates, fires are increasing in size, according to Ball. He is working with Pennypacker, whose satellite s...
By Theresa Hitchens on June 04, 2021 at 12:43 PM CHPS lunar patrol satellite, AFRL graphic WASHINGTON: The Space Force is asking Congress for $832 million in extra funds for 2022, including $279 million in unspecified classified programs and $113 million in funds for new types of missions such as deep space surveillance and tactical ISR for the Air Force. The unfunded priorities list, obtained by Breaking Defense, was released to Congress today — later than those of the other services which were released on the heels of last Friday’s defense budget drop. The Space Force’s official...
Here's how SpaceX's Starship could evolve from a cargo hauler into a Space Force starcruiser.
The funds will support potential new space missions such as re-fueling satellites on orbit.