Das US-Verteidigungsministerium hat den Grundstein für eine unbemannte Weltraumstation gelegt. Zu diesem Zweck wurde die Firma Sierra Nevada Corporation beauftragt, ihre bereits existierende Raumkapsel Shooting Star in ein weltraumgestütztes Labor umzuwandeln. Die fünf Meter lange Raumkapsel wurde ursprünglich als Transportmodul für den NASA-Raumgleiter Dream Chaser entwickelt.
Early on 4 September, China launched a rocket carrying a “reusable experimental spacecraft” according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency – but the vehicle’s purpose is unknown
The European Commission announced on 19 March how it will spend the remaining balance of EUR525 million (almost USD600 million) from its three-year pilot European Defence Fund (EDF) for co-financing defence capability and research projects with the member states.
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly unveiled France’s space strategy during a visit to the country’s Air Defence and Air Operations Command (Commandement de la Défense Aérienne et des Opérations Aériennes: CDAOA) at Air Base 942 in Lyon Mont-Verdun, the ministry announced on 26 July.
The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) spaceplane returned to the earth’s surface on 27 October after spending 780 days in space on its latest mission.
The US Air Force plans to invest heavily over the next five years on digital architecture and both offensive and defensive space capabilities
The service wants to move to a model where decisions are made at machine speed and connectivity is emphasised over platforms