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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Transporter 12 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 14, 2025. Its payload includes Otter, an NPS CubeSat suite. (Credit: SpaceX)

NRO, Navy launch experimental Otter CubeSat

The system is carrying primary and secondary payloads for space-based maritime domain awareness and communications.

Jan 24, 2025 By Jon Harper

Crews of the National Space Defense Center provide threat-focused space domain awareness across the nation security space enterprise. (U.S. Space Force photo by Kathryn Damon)

Upcoming Space Force-NRO critical thinking wargame to focus on space conflict in 2030

Those who participate in the "great power space competition event" will brainstorm what technology and techniques the U.S. needs to compete in future conflicts in space.

Jun 21, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Intelligence agencies confronting challenges with multi-cloud environments

The IC does not currently have an overarching cloud governance model.

May 30, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

NRO, Air and Space Forces jointly investigating how to improve space-based ISR

The organizations are expanding cooperation to better confront modern challenges.

Aug 4, 2022 By Brandi Vincent