Inside this collection, you’ll find a series of stories and infographics hitting the most interesting results from the survey.
By Breaking DefenseAdditional satellites will help ICEYE reach its goal of imaging the same spot on Earth every eight hours, ICEYE CEO and cofounder Rafal Modrzewski told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens“I think there is a lack of focus on the issue of not just megaconstellations, but on the future role of commercial space, and how we, as an international community regulate commercial space so that it fits the international security and national security priorities and needs.”
By Aaron MehtaIn its third year, Space Force is going to have to prove to those inside the Pentagon and at major contractors that it’s making progress on acquisition reform.
By Aaron Mehta“Someone has to make a decision. If all of these decisions are made by committees and committees and committees, then they are often dependent on personality and not actually how they will fulfill the mission.”
By Aaron MehtaSeventy-eight percent of survey respondents said China is the greatest threat in space. But our panel of experts is less convinced.
By Aaron MehtaThe U.S. Space Force is looking to the commercial satellite industry to make sure that breakthroughs in technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning are made available to combined commercial/military satellite networks.
By Breaking DefenseSpace System Command’s overarching goal is to develop “diverse” capabilities for space domain awareness across all orbits.
By Theresa HitchensThe new Space Priorities Framework put forward by the Biden administration makes promises on global leadership, space traffic coordination, and deterrence.
By Hannah Dennis and Kaitlyn JohnsonAdapting for the future of space requires new ways of envisioning what “success” really means.
By Barbara Braun, Principal Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering Office, The Aerospace CorporationIn the destruction of a satellite, perhaps a political opportunity for the US.
By Joshua HuminskiA rapid response space capability must be an integral component of the president’s response options to not only deter an adversary, but also to avoid repeating the humiliation of revealed impotence in the face of a threat.
By Charles Beames“Viasat has been undergoing an existential crisis as it competes with SpaceX for the satcom market,” one industry source said.
By Theresa Hitchens
Would we ever send a tank, ship, or aircraft into harm’s way without the ability to maneuver?
By Christopher Stone