Space Force’s SMC took off this past year, despite the pandemic
In November of 2019, on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) finally... Read More
Resiliency, redundancy and partnerships to protect global commons of space
The space domain is not something the average citizen thinks about regularly. Apart from rocket launches, the idea of space is mostly... Read More
Partnerships hold key to resiliency in space
Maintaining space superiority was a prevalent theme at the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO, which brought together senior space leaders... Read More
Overcoming the largest threats to military satellites and increasing resiliency
Every satellite-focused discussion involving experts from the military and Department of Defense (DoD) over the past half-decade has had at least some... Read More
Avoiding fair fights – Maj. Gen. Thompson discusses future of MILSATCOM at SATELLITE 2017
Earlier this month, the Government Satellite Report had the opportunity to attend the SATELLITE 2017 Conference and Expo, which is truly one... Read More
Air Force looks to contractors to control constellations – a Q&A with Robert Tarleton
Prior to the holiday season, the Government Satellite Report attended a Defense One-sponsored event, the Space and Satellite Communications Morning Briefing. The... Read More
The evolving role of industry partners in MILSATCOM
In the last few articles on the GovSat Report, we focused on summarizing some of the exciting topics and trends that we... Read More
Analyzing satellite alternatives for increasing mission assurance
In my last post on the GovSat Report, I covered the topics and trends discussed by military satellite experts at the Defense... Read More
Changing space domain calls for a new approach to MILSATCOM
Last Tuesday, Defense One sponsored a Space and Satellite Communications Morning Briefing. Underwritten by SES Space and Defense, the event featured a... Read More
The role of COMSATCOM and hosted payloads in protecting military satellite capabilities
In our last post on the GovSat Report, we reported on the 2016 Hosted Payload and Small Sat Summit. This event brought... Read More
