MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Logistics, from satellite life extension to in-space assembly, will become common elements of future military operations, according to speakers at the MilSat Symposium here. “The way the space domain is evolving is increasingly looking like the air domain,” said Momentus CEO John Rood, former U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy. “You’re […] The post For clues to the future of military space, look in the air appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
With the government shutdown dragging on and architectural details still under wraps, defense contractors find themselves in the position of building capabilities for a system that hasn’t been defined The post Golden Dome hype meets information vacuum as industry awaits Pentagon direction appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The move toward so-called GOCO (government-owned, commercially-operated) arrangements has been shaped by developments such as Russia declaring that Western commercial satellites could be legitimate military targets. The post Pentagon turns to ‘government-owned, commercially-operated’ satellites amid conflict risks appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Momentus announced a partnership Oct. 30 with DPhi Space to fly the Swiss startup’s hosted-payload platform early next year. Momentus will host the DPhi Space Clustergate-2 payload, which is designed to turn a host spacecraft into a “high-performance hub” on the Vigoride 7 spacecraft, according to the news release. By working […] The post Momentus Vigoride 7 to fly DPhi Space hosted payload platform appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews
The cost of encryption technologies has been a barrier. Many of the products now available to make satellite communications encrypted are expensive and out of reach for many commercial space firms. The post Space sector’s cybersecurity dilemma: Pay now or pay later appeared first on SpaceNews.| SpaceNews