Tag: Space Command

Space Command’s Move to Alabama in Jeopardy After Biden Visit to Colorado

News Analysis President Joe Biden appears increasingly likely to overrule the military’s decision to move U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama. Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, a Republican, shared details of his private meeting Thursday with Biden before the president spoke at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony just north of the Colorado city….


US Space Command Says Unidentified Aerial Objects Outside Its ‘Astrographic Area of Responsibility’

The U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) explained why it has not been at the forefront of dealing with the Chinese spy balloon, and other unidentified flying objects shot down in North American airspace recently. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), both headed by Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, have been…


China to Test 26 Million for COVID-19 in Shanghai; the Political Side of Lockdowns in China

Beijing has implemented hard lockdowns on Shanghai. Inside a city of 26 million is an internal fight between factions. Power politics among communist leaders are playing with the lives of those who live there, as virus cases surge in the financial hub of China. We discuss the political competition between Chinese leader Xi and his…


UK Space Command Criticises Russia After Anti-Satellite Missile Test

UK Space Command has criticised Russia after the nation conducted a weapons test that created “significant” debris in space. Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey described an anti-satellite missile test undertaken by Russia as “irresponsible”. The command’s American counterpart, US Space Command, said the test created more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris in space. His…


US Condemns Russia Over Missile Test That Sent Debris Near the International Space Station

The leader of the U.S. Space Command has issued a statement condemning a Russian anti-satellite missile test that sent debris dangerously close to American astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The missile launch took place Nov. 15 Moscow time, striking a Russian satellite in low-Earth orbit. The blast generated more than 1,500 trackable pieces…


New German Space Command to Tackle Russian, Chinese Threat, Overcrowding

UEDEM, Germany—Germany opened a new Space Command on Tuesday, following the lead of other Western countries amid growing concerns over Russian and Chinese military advances in outer space and a surge in satellite launches. In the last two years, the United States, France, and Britain have all established space commands—military bodies with responsibility for space…


Australia Plans for a New Space Command as Australian Air Force Celebrates 100 Years

The Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld has verified that Australia will establish an integrated space organisation in the next year. Hupfeld, who told the ABC the news on March 31, is currently heading up an analysis into the requirements for Australia to establish its own sovereign space domain for…


Australia Plans New Space Command as Air Force Celebrates 100 Years

The Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld has verified that Australia will establish an integrated space organisation in the next year. Hupfeld, who confirmed the news to the ABC on March 31, is currently heading up an analysis into the requirements for Australia to establish its own sovereign space organisation…