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Oct- 2020 -

23 October

The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg.

NATO to Build ‘Space Center’ in Germany

The NATO alliance is to build a headquarters for space operations at its airbase in Ramstein in Germany, to counter a rising Russian and Chinese threat, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

13 October

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rests on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 5, 2018, ahead of its demonstration mission

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Partners With SpaceX to Deliver Military Cargo Anywhere In an Hour

The US military is partnering with SpaceX to explore the possibility of transporting military systems in a rocket anywhere on the globe in merely 60 minutes.

8 October

A Falcon 9 Starlink rocket successfully launches from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Aug. 18, 2020.

Staff Writer

New Race for Space: DoD Official Outlines US Space Strategy

On the heels of a meeting in which the US space chief declared that America must be prepared for warfare in space, a Department of Defense official detailed the country's space strategy.

6 October

Photo of a missile being shot into the air.

Ronald Watkins

US Agency Invests to Build Space-Based Missile-Tracking System

The US Space Development Agency announced contracts worth $342 million for two companies to build the first stage of a space-based missile-tracking system.

Sep- 2020 -

16 September

US Space Force General John Raymond testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the impact of the Federal Communications Commission’s Ligado Decision on National Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 6, 2020.

Ronald Watkins

US Space Force Chief: ‘Prepare for War in Space’

The United States doesn’t want to engage in warfare in space but must be prepared for such a scenario, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond said.

Jul- 2020 -

24 July

French minister of Defence Florence Parly (rear C) sits during a presentation of the new Defence space Strategy as she visits the Command of Air Defence and Air Operations (Commandement de la defense aerienne et des operations aeriennes - CDAOA) in the base 942 on the Verdun mount in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or near Lyon, eastern France, on July 25, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

France Steps Up Space Spending to Gird for ‘Unfriendly’ Moves

France will increase spending on its new Space Force program by several hundreds of millions of euros as it prepares for potential "unfriendly maneuvers" among world powers.

24 July

Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman displays his insignia during a presentation of the United States Space Force flag in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Accuses Russia of Firing Anti-Satellite Weapon in Space

The United States accused Russia on Thursday of test-firing an anti-satellite weapon in space, warning that the threat against Washington's systems was "real, serious and increasing."

21 July