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☆ Before politics, JD Vance had a career in venture capital. Here are the startups he's invested in.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Madeline Berg | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

JD Vance is a man of many careers: attorney, author, senator, vice president-elect, and, perhaps less well-known, venture capitalist. For about six years between graduating from law school and becoming a United States senator from Ohio, Vance held various positions in the space before eventually starting his own fund, Narya Capital. Vance co-founded Narya Capital in 2019After two years, Vance broke out on his own, cofounding Narya Capital in 2019 with investments from Thiel, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and VC veteran Marc Andreessen. According to his vice president and senate disclosure forms, he has a stake in Narya Capital Fund I, Narya Capital Fund II, and Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. AdvertisementHis stake in Narya Capital Fund I is worth between $500,001 and $1 million.

Persons: JD Vance, Vance, doesn't, Peter Thiel's, Steve Case's, Boston —, Thiel, Eric Schmidt, Marc Andreessen, Narya, Vivek Ramaswamy's, Nayra, Luke Schroeder Organizations: United, Narya, Mithril, Narya Capital, cofounding, II, Narya's Capital, US Space Force Locations: United States, Ohio, New York, Silicon Valley, Boston, Narya, ValueBase, PitchBook

☆ China is sending military gear into orbit at a 'mind-boggling' pace, says US Space Force chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementChina is developing military space gear at a "mind-boggling" pace, according to the US Space Force chief. "The number of different categories of space weapons that [China has] created and . In an interview with Politico, Saltzman added that China's progress in military space technology posed a bigger challenge than possible Russian nuclear weapons in orbit. "For the first time in decades, US leadership in space and space technology is being challenged," Meink added. As the FT notes, the US space defense capabilities are heavily reliant on private companies, such as SpaceX.

Persons: Chance Saltzman, —, Saltzman, Xi Jinping, Bill Nelson, Troy Meink, Space.com, Meink, Arthur Herman, John F, Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, we've Organizations: SpaceX, Service, US Space Force, Financial Times, Politico, NASA, UN, National Reconnaissance Office, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Hudson Institute Locations: China, Colorado, Russia

☆ Elon Musk's SpaceX sues California commission who blocked launches, accusing it of 'unconstitutional overreach'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SpaceX has sued the California Coastal Commission. Legal experts said Musk will need to prove the commission would have granted the flights, if not for Musk's politics. In the lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Musk's SpaceX accused the commission of '"unconstitutional overreach" after members criticized his political leanings during a meeting about whether to approve more frequent SpaceX launches off the California coastline. "But if a court concludes that it's more likely than not that the result would have been different but for Musk's speech, then there would be a violation," said Volokh. AdvertisementNeither SpaceX nor the California Coastal Commission immediately responded to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Gretchen Newsom, Musk, Caryl Hart, Eugene Volokh, David Driesen, Driesen, Volokh, Sarah Kreps, Kreps Organizations: SpaceX, California Coastal Commission, Service, Court, Central, Central District of, US Space Force, Vandenberg Space Force, UCLA, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Syracuse University, Tech, Institute, Cornell University, California Coastal, Business Locations: California, Central District, Central District of California

☆ SpaceX sues California regulator, claiming launches blocked due to Elon Musk’s politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk’s SpaceX has accused a California regulator of political discrimination after it voted to block the rocket company from conducting more launches on the state’s central coast. SpaceX also conducts commercial launches from the base to deliver its Starlink satellites into orbit. But the California Coastal Commission opposed the plan. At the meeting, commissioners “raised other concerns wholly unrelated to coastal effects,” SpaceX alleged in the complaint, filed in California Central District Court. Joshua Smith, public information officer for the California Coastal Commission, told CNN the agency declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon, “, Mike, Wilson, ‘, Musk, ’, Gretchen Newsom, Newsom, Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump, Hurricane Helene, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Kamala, ”, Joshua Smith Organizations: New, New York CNN, SpaceX, California Coastal, US Air Force, US Space Force, NASA, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Coastal Commission, Court, US Justice Department, “, FEMA, ”, California Gov, CNN Locations: New York, California, Santa Barbara , California

☆ NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will launch to find whether life could exist on an icy ocean world
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft — designed to explore its namesake, Jupiter’s moon Europa — is expected to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Monday at 12:06 p.m. If Europa Clipper doesn’t take off Monday, there are launch opportunities through November 6. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft carries a special message from humanity onboard. There was no harder year than this one to get Europa Clipper over the finish line, said Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper program scientist. That’s what’s waiting us at Europa.”The Europa Clipper spacecraft is seen atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on October 13.

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☆ Elon Musk says he will take legal action after California officials cited his politics when rejecting SpaceX launches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk has responded after California officials rejected a request for more frequent SpaceX launches. The state's Coastal Commission denied a request from the US Space Force on Thursday. AdvertisementElon Musk has threatened to take legal action following reports that a California state commission cited his politics when rejecting a request for more frequent SpaceX launches from the state's central coast. What I post on this platform has nothing to do with a 'coastal commission' in California!" Business Insider has contacted both the California Coastal Commission and SpaceX for comment.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Gretchen Newsom, Elon, Caryl Hart, Hart, Musk, Ravi Chaudhary Organizations: SpaceX, Coastal Commission, US Space Force, Service, California Coastal Commission, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Business, FEMA, Commission, Air Force, Space Force Locations: California, California's

☆ Palmer Luckey's buzzy defense firm Anduril is expanding into the space business
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Palmer Luckey's defense tech startup Anduril is setting its sights on space. AdvertisementDefense tech startup Anduril is fast building a reputation for disrupting the traditional defense industry with its futuristic flying and underwater autonomous devices. Anduril said the mission would "be the foundation for Anduril and Apex's commitment to regularly deploying more mass to orbit. " Last week, the company landed a $25.3 million contract with the US Space Force, a branch of the military established four years ago to protect US interests in space. AdvertisementAnduril has been contracted to expand the use of its artificial intelligence-powered Lattice software on Space Force's Space Surveillance Network (SSN).

Persons: Palmer, Anduril, —, Palmer Luckey, Gokul Subramanian Organizations: Apex, Service, Defense, SpaceX, US Space Force, Surveillance, Space, Engineering, US Air Force, Australia's Navy, Air Force Locations: United States, Anduril's

☆ China’s secretive space plane has returned to Earth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Here’s what we know – and don’t – about China’s space plane. The term “space plane” often evokes NASA’s Space Shuttle, which flew 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, carrying astronauts into orbit and helping to construct the International Space Station. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesWhat do we know about China’s space plane program? China’s space plane development comes as a growing number of countries are paying attention to the deepening connections between security on Earth and in space – and vying for so-called counterspace technologies with the potential to disrupt or even destroy adversaries’ assets in space. But observers have also raised questions about the activities of the space plane, including its own deployment of multiple small satellites.

Persons: –, “ It’s, Chance Saltzman, NASA's, “, It’s, ”, Juliana Suess, Clayton Swope, Joe Skipper, Brendan Mulvaney Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Boeing, Xinhua, Shuttle, Space, Space Force, Columbia, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, US Space Shuttle, Hulton, China Aerospace Science, Technology Corporation, Royal United Services Institute, Aerospace Security, Center for Strategic, International Studies, SpaceX, Earth, US Space Force, United, Foundation, China Aerospace Studies Institute, US Air Force Locations: China, Hong Kong, United States, Soviet, “, Florida, Xinjiang, London, Washington

☆ 'Every trench' in Ukraine needs a close-range electronic warfare shield against drones and other threats, top official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRussia and Ukraine have relied heavily on electronic warfare tactics throughout the conflict, leaning on cheap — but highly effective — technology to interfere with the targeting process of precision strike weapons like attack drones and guided munitions. With the battlefield full of such threats, especially the drones that threaten anything that moves, the need for electronic warfare systems is tremendous. "Different EW tools are needed to conduct strategic missions, but there is also a huge need for so-called 'close-range' EW," Fedorov said. Related storiesClose-range electronic-warfare systems would be particularly useful against enemy drones, specifically the small quadcopters that conduct reconnaissance and strike missions. "You can have the best drone, but what's the sense if it can't fly under electronic warfare?"

Persons: —, Mykhailo Fedorov, we've, Fedorov, Yar, Jose Colon, Doug Bush, Bush, Khrystyna Lutsyk, Nicole Petrucci, Petrucci Organizations: Service, Kyiv, Business, AP, 22nd Infantry Brigade, Anadolu, Getty, 24th Mechanized Brigade, US Space Force, Air & Space Forces Magazine Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Kyiv, China

☆ Boeing’s Starliner launch: Highly anticipated crewed test flight set for third launch attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Boeing’s Starliner mission will make a third attempt at launching its first crewed flight test Wednesday in a milestone that has been a decade in the making. Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to ride aboard the Starliner capsule on a journey that takes them to the International Space Station. Cory S Huston/NASAIf Starliner successfully lifts off, the astronauts will spend just over 24 hours traveling to the space station. The station’s really designed to be a closed loop.”Now, the urine has to be stored onboard in containers, so Starliner’s anticipated arrival to the space station can’t come soon enough. This mission could be the final major milestone before NASA deems Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft ready for routine operations to deliver astronauts and cargo to the space station.

Persons: CNN —, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Bill Nelson, —, ” Nelson, Williams, Cory S Huston, Starliner, ”, Dana Weigel, Wilmore, Steve Stich, SpaceX —, Lockheed Martin, Tory Bruno, “, it’s, Bruno Organizations: CNN, Atlas, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Veteran NASA, International Space, cumulus, Weather Squadron, NASA, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, NASA’s, Space Station, SpaceX, Atlas V, United Launch Alliance, Boeing, Lockheed Locations: Florida, States, United States

☆ Boeing’s Starliner crew prepares for Wednesday launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The latest attempt at an inaugural crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is on track for Wednesday after a computer issue halted the countdown just moments before liftoff on Saturday. The historic mission, called the Crew Flight Test, is set to launch at 10:52 a.m. Teams safely extracted the astronauts from the capsule, and Williams and Wilmore returned to crew quarters as fuel was drained from the rocket. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 31. Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (left) and Suni Williams are seen on Saturday prior to Starliner's second launch attempt.

Persons: Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Lockheed Martin, Williams, Wilmore, Joe Raedle, ”, Tory Bruno, “, it’s, Bruno, Starliner, Joe Skipper Organizations: CNN, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Veteran NASA, Atlas, United Launch Alliance, Boeing, Lockheed, NASA, Atlas V, cumulus, Weather Squadron, International Space Station, Reuters Locations: Florida, United States

☆ America’s military has the edge in space. China and Russia are in a counterspace race to disrupt it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles are fired from Earth to take out a satellite target in space. Since then, China is believed by analysts to have conducted multiple, nondestructive missile tests that could advance its ability to target satellites. Illustration by CNNThat’s because the US has done extensive non-offensive testing of technologies to approach and rendezvous with satellites, including close approaches of its own military satellites and several Russian and Chinese military satellites, SWF says. Chance Saltzman explained why the US felt it needed to be able to counter other countries’ space capabilities. Its tenets may be more relevant now than ever – but potentially under greater threat amid a new focus on military and space.

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☆ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is about to fly people to space for the first time in 2 years. Here's why it took so long.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewJeff Bezos' private space company, Blue Origin, recently announced its plans to launch a crew of six aboard its New Shepard rocket this Sunday. Still, late last year, Jeff Bezos told Lex Fridman on Fridman's podcast that "Blue Origin needs to be much faster." About one minute into the flight, Blue Origin lost the first-stage booster due to a faulty nozzle in the booster's engine. Blue OriginVirgin Galactic and Blue Origin are both in the suborbital space tourism business. Bezos says Blue Origin's culture isn't fast enoughJeff Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000.

Persons: —, Jeff Bezos, Sara Sabry, Lex Fridman, Shepard, New Shepard, That's, ULA, Ted S, Warren, Bezos, Fridman Organizations: Service, Shepard, Business, Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, Origin, Federal Aviation Administration, Italian Air Force, Virgin, Glenn, United Launch Alliance, Rocket, NASA, US Space Force, AP Locations: Texas, New, Glenn, ULA

☆ Space Force Guardians became the first 'space cowboys' after completing the Army's rigorous spur ride challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Three Space Force Guardians earned their spurs after finishing a series of rigorous combat tests. They completed the Army Cavalry Spur Ride, becoming the US military's first 'space cowboys.' AdvertisementA US Space Force spur ride candidate hydrates during a spur ride at Fort Bliss, Texas. AdvertisementUS Space Force spur ride candidates move a litter with a BGM-71 TOW, low crawling through the sand at Fort Bliss, Texas. A US Space Force spur ride candidate takes a breather before continuing through an obstacle during a spur ride at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Persons: —, Bliss, Bradley Evans, Military.com, Evans, David Poleski, Jordan Savage, Savage, Jackson Jennings, Dan Reynolds, there's, It's, I'm Organizations: Space Force Guardians, Army Cavalry, US, Service, Stetson, Army, Space Force, White, Guardians, Spc, Space Systems Command, Garmin, Force, US Space Force, Fort, Space Force Guardian, Ranger, — Locations: West Texas, El Paso , Texas, Fort Bliss , Texas, Los Angeles, rucking, Fort Jackson, South Carolina

☆ China's plan to be the dominant power in space is moving at breathtaking speed. The US needs to wake up, officials say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAfter a meeting with Japanese and South Korean officials in Tokyo on Friday, US Space Force commander Gen. Stephen Whiting warned about a growing threat. China, he said, is "moving at breathtaking speed in space," and is developing a range of weapons that threaten America's space supremacy, reported Stars and Stripes. "For the first time in decades, US leadership in space and space technology is being challenged," Meink added. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations at United States Space Force, last year warned against taking US space supremacy for granted. Air Force Lieutenant General Gregory Guillot (L) and US Space Force Lieutenant General Stephen Whiting (R) on July 26, 2023.

Persons: —, Stephen Whiting, They're, Troy Meink, Space.com, Meink, Chance Saltzman, I'm, Saltzman, Whiting, Dominic Chiu, Gregory Guillot, BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, Donald Trump, Chiu, Artemis, Frank Lucas, Anthony Mastalir, Graeme Thompson, Thompson, Tory Bruno, Arthur Herman, John F, Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, we've Organizations: Service, Korean, Space Force, Business, National Reconnaissance Office, Space Operations, United States Space Force, Eurasia Group, Air Force, US Space Force, House Science, Technology Committee, Brig, US Space Forces, Pentagon, United Launch Alliance, NBC News, Hudson Institute Locations: Tokyo, China, Colorado, Australia, Russia

☆ China may be developing plans to take out US satellites from the moon, Space Force general says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China may be planning to take out US satellites from the moon, a US Space Force commander said. AdvertisementChina could be planning to attack US satellites from the Moon, a US Space Force commander said, amid growing US concerns about China's space program. Mastalir said that he remains most focused on potential conflict on Earth, but that China's moon strategy needed urgent consideration. As part of China's growing space exploration program, it's aiming to take astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade. "From the moon, China can better surveil cislunar space and also station laser or missile systems to attack critical American satellites in deep space," Fisher told the publication.

Persons: —, Anthony Mastalir, it's, Mastalir, Stephen Whiting, Richard Fisher, Fisher, Lincoln Hines, Svetla Ben, Itzhak Organizations: US Space Force, Service, Defense, US Space Forces, Space Force, US Space Command, Bloomberg, Center, Newsweek Locations: China, Brig

☆ A signal linked to aliens by a Harvard professor may have been caused by a passing truck
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewYet another study is calling into question a Harvard professor's claims that metallic balls discovered under the ocean may have been made by aliens . Johns Hopkins University-led (JHU-led) research said a blip on the seismometer that Loeb used to pinpoint the crash site may simply have been caused by the vibrations of a passing truck. AdvertisementPinpointing the crash siteIn 2019, Loeb and his team searched databases for unusual meteors that were moving rapidly. The meteor, dubbed by Loeb's team IM1, was first spotted by the Department of Defense's (DoD) sensors. Loeb's team recovered 805 spherules.

Persons: —, Avi Loeb, Loeb, Ben Fernando, It's, Fernando, it's, Charles Hoskinson, Undeterred Organizations: Service, Harvard, Business, Johns Hopkins University, JHU, Department of Defense's, DoD, Planetary Science Conference, Galileo, Space Force Locations: Papua, Guinea, 2401.09882, Papua New Guinea, Houston

☆ Space Force is sending one of its 'Guardians' into space for the first time in its history
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The US Space Force is sending its first Guardian into space as early as August. It's the first time in Space Force's four-year history that it will send a Guardian to space. AdvertisementThe US Space Force is sending its first member — which it calls "Guardians" — into space. USSF Col. Nick Hague is set to pilot a NASA mission to the International Space Station as early as August, Space Force announced. Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will join the Crew-9 mission aboard the Dragon, a Space X spacecraft.

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☆ North Korea says any US interference with its ‘space assets’ will be deemed ‘declaration of war’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Akanksha Sharma | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —North Korea has warned any potential interference or attack on its “space assets” by the United States will be “deemed a declaration of war,” the state media outlet KCNA reported on Saturday. DPRK stands for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the official name of North Korea. Neither South Korea, the United States nor Japan, all of which are experiencing increasing military tensions with North Korea, could confirm “Malligyong-1,” had made it into orbit. The November launch was condemned by North Korea’s neighbors Japan and South Korea, with Seoul calling it a “clear violation” of a UN Security Council resolution that prohibits North Korea from using ballistic missile technology. North Korea subsequently vowed to deploy new military hardware along the military demarcation line.

Persons: “, ”, KCNA Organizations: CNN, DPRK, KCNA, Democratic People’s, South, SpaceX, Space Command, American, US Department of Treasury’s, Foreign Assets, Treasury, UN Locations: Korea, United States, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, Japan, South Korea, Seoul

☆ US Space Force pauses use of AI tools like ChatGPT over data security risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Space Force has paused the use of web-based generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for its workforce over data security concerns, according to a memo seen by Reuters. It said the temporary ban was "due to data aggregation risks." "This is a temporary measure to protect the data of our service and Guardians," she added. Costa said in the memo that her office had formed a generative AI task force with other Pentagon offices to mull ways to use the technology in a "responsible and strategic manner." More guidance on Space Force's use of generative AI would be released in the next month, she added.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Lisa Costa, Tanya Downsworth, Costa, Joey Roulette, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Space Force, Reuters, Space Force, force's, Technology, Innovation, Air Force, Bloomberg, USSF, Thomson Locations: mull

☆ SpaceX, NASA delay astronaut launch for ‘additional analysis’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A SpaceX and NASA mission that was set to launch four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — to the International Space Station was abruptly called off Thursday evening. The astronauts’ SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft had been slated to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:50 a.m. Once at the space station, Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa and Borisov will join the seven astronauts already on the orbiting laboratory. The Crew-7 astronauts will spend about five days taking over operations from the SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts, who have been on the space station since March. This mission will mark the eighth flight operated by NASA and SpaceX as part of the agency’s commercial crew program, which has been ferrying astronauts to the space station since SpaceX’s first crewed mission in 2020.

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☆ Hackers figured out 3 separate ways to break into US Air Force satellites, and won up to $50K for doing it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

For the first time, a competition saw hackers break into a US Air Force satellite in orbit. It was part of an annual event held to stress-test the satellites against real security threats. This winners, the Italian team mHACKeroni, took home $50,000. For the first time, the hackers were asked to attack a real satellite in space — the US Air Force Moonlighter, which was deployed specifically for the event. Italian team mHACKeroni won the US Air Force's fourth annual Hack-A-Sat competition by hacking into a satellite in space.

Persons: mHACKeroni, Sarah McNulty Organizations: US Air Force, Service, US Space Force, Politico, jmp, US Air, Systems Command, Viasat, Air, Financial Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Las Vegas, Russia, China, Poland, American, Ukraine

☆ You can win $50,000 if you successfully hack a US government satellite
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The contest is sponsored by the US government and has a prize of $50,000. For the first time, this year's iteration of the competition will have hackers working to break into the Space Force satellite Moonlighter, a test satellite designed as a "hacking sandbox" that will allow advanced analysis of cybersecurity threats. The first-place team will win $50,000, the second-place team will win $30,000, and the third-place team will take home $20,000. According to an interview with Space Force Capt. The Air Force, Space Force, and Bernert did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: cybersecurity, Kevin Bernert, Bernert, smartly Organizations: DEF, Service, US Space Force, Air Force, Space Force, Politico, The Air Force Locations: Las Vegas, Wall, Silicon, Poland

CNN —President Joe Biden has decided that the headquarters of US Space Command will remain in Colorado and not move to Alabama, two US officials told CNN on Monday, reversing a decision by then-President Donald Trump. US Space Command, which is a joint command and separate from the US Space Force military branch, is currently housed in Colorado Springs, but the Air Force recommended near the end of Trump’s presidency that the command be moved to Huntsville, Alabama. Former Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett also chose Huntsville as the preferred location for SPACECOM headquarters in 2021. Colorado Springs is home to Peterson Space Force Base, previously known as Peterson Air Force Base. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican from Colorado and chair of the House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces, hailed Biden’s decision to keep Space Command headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, calling it “the most viable option” and the “best permanent home” for the military’s newest combatant command.

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☆ Why NASA's Artemis program is the only moon-return mission since Apollo to survive 2 successive US presidents and our best chance of actually returning humans to the lunar surface
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Mariel Borowitz | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Artemis program marks the first time since the Apollo program that an effort to send humans to the moon has been supported by two successive US presidents. Some, like Japan-based iSpace and US-based Astrobotic, are developing commercial lunar landers and have plans to eventually collect lunar resources, such as water or minerals. Just as the United States is leveraging commercial developments, the US is working with international partners, as well. The United States is also seeking international support for the Artemis Accords, a set of principles for responsible lunar exploration and development. It's worth noting that China's lunar program also emphasizes international engagement.

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