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Oct- 2020 -

8 October

Space

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

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

Space

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

Americas

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.

Mar- 2020 -

11 March

Americas

Jared Szuba

US-Brazil defense cooperation could help counter China’s space ambitions, general says

A US-Brazil defense research agreement offers the US a leg up over China's space infrastructure ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, SOUTHCOM commander Admiral Craig Faller said

Jan- 2020 -

27 January

Space