“This is the first time we’ll be able to start working with our [combatant commanders] and our joint force to start integrating space into their operations and…

During the on-orbit mission, dubbed OTV-8, the Boeing-made spacecraft will conduct a wide range of tests and experiments focused on laser communication tech and quantum inertial sensors,…

Developed under SDA's Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) program, the platform will test tactical satellite communication capabilities on orbit.

The mission was executed just three months after the Space Force notified industry to prepare for liftoff, the second time the service has launched a GPS III…

Troy Meink also told lawmakers that the Department of the Air Force must move faster on innovating new technologies.

On-orbit laser communications are a critical enabling technology for the Space Development Agency's planned mega-constellation known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

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

The demonstration by York Space Systems and SpaceX marks a critical milestone ahead of the agency's upcoming Tranche 1 launch.

“We are thinking about how we might use it. We think the first, most logical, given the payload volume, … would be some type of rocket cargo…

As part of the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) vendor pool, the companies can compete for demonstration task orders.