Steven Butcher, Technology Service Corporation space robotics and mechanisms engineer, performs an inspection of the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload after completing testing in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2024. Once on-orbit, the RSGS … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
DoD Hyper-AMPD Prize Challenge
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - The Department of Defense today announced the conclusion of the Hypersonic Accelerated Manufactured Prototype Demonstration (Hyper-AMPD!) prize challenge with awards to Castelion Corporation (El Segundo, California) and Specter Aerospace (Cambridge, Massachusetts) for novel concepts for the rapid delivery of hypersonic prototypes. Sponsored by the Joint … [Read more...]
Austin Builds Upon ‘New Convergence’
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III departed today on his 12th trip to the Indo-Pacific since taking office as he continues to build upon the strong partnerships forged under his tenure throughout the United States' priority theater of operations. The secretary will meet with counterparts and senior officials throughout the region as he embarks on a … [Read more...]
Army, Air Force Units Provide Lifesaving Support
U.S. Army parachute riggers assigned to the 421st Quartermaster Company, Detachment 1, pose for a group photo within the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), Oct. 15, 2024. The riggers moved bundles of blood and essential supplies in support of humanitarian aid operations within the USCENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo) NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - The … [Read more...]
DoD Examining UFOs
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - The Defense Department's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office's mission is to minimize technological and intelligence surprise by detection, identification and mitigation of unidentified anomalous phenomena in the vicinity of national security areas, in coordination with the intelligence community. UAP are any objects in air, sea or space that defies … [Read more...]