A new Pentagon satellite services program has contracted SpaceX for the Starshield, a government-focused version of its Starlink system (satellites for which are pictured being launched in March 2022).
Credit: Joshua Conti/U.S. Space Force
When a war or other national emergency breaks out, the U.S. Air Force turns to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, which has contractual agreements with air carriers to surge capacity to meet the nation’s needs. Now the Department of the Air Force’s space service has a similar agreement with commercial...
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