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Space Force moves from SDA transport layer to new space data network ‘backbone’ – Breaking Defense

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Space Force moves from SDA transport layer to new space data network 'backbone' - Breaking Defense

WASHINGTON – The Space Force once again has no plans to fund future iterations of its Space Development Agency (SDA)-managed data relay constellation, choosing instead to build a new constellation dubbed the “backbone” of the service’s budding Space Data Network (SDN), officials revealed. “Tranche 3’s transportation layer is not funded,” Space Force officials said Tuesday. … Read more

Space Force aims to advance decisive advantage in conflict areas and modernize space information systems

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Space Force aims to advance decisive advantage in conflict areas and modernize space information systems

summary: Space Systems Command has awarded the first commercial solution opening prototype contracts under the Kronos program to MapLarge and Leidos. It is implemented under the Department of the Army’s software acquisition pathway and is configured to rapidly deliver operationally relevant software to the joint force. El Segundo, California – The U.S. Space … Read more

Space Force establishes ‘Moon-Star Coordination’ office to focus beyond Earth orbit

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Space Force establishes 'Moon-Star Coordination' office to focus beyond Earth orbit

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is establishing a dedicated acquisition office focused on lunar space, the region between Earth and the moon, as it begins to more formally evaluate requirements beyond traditional Earth orbit. “We’re launching a Lunar and Star Coordination Office on the acquisition side of the Space Force to focus on exactly … Read more

New solar power project will help power California’s most powerful hydroelectric power plant

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Workers inspect the battery storage system during a tour of the Pastoria facility.

Kern County, California — Tucked into a green-gold hillside at the base of the San Joaquin Valley, this low midcentury building is the heart of California’s great water system. For more than 50 years, the Edmundston Pumping Station has pumped water nearly 2,000 feet from the towering Tehachapi Mountains, connecting water from Northern California to … Read more

U.S. tests spinning fuel with 180 million degrees Fahrenheit plasma for nuclear reactors

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U.S. tests spinning fuel with 180 million degrees Fahrenheit plasma for nuclear reactors

Scientists in the United States have been testing spin-polarized nuclear fuel in tokamaks operating at about 100 million degrees Celsius to explore a more efficient path to nuclear fusion through particle alignment. The project, led by a research team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, aims to assess whether … Read more