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Space Force training HQ gets official nod to come to Space Coast
The decision has been a year in the making, but the Space Coast will officially become the home of STARCOM, the training headquarters for Space Force.
Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, both former Air Force facilities, were named in May 2023 the presumptive home for STARCOM, which stands for Space Training and Readiness Command. It's one of three Space Force field command units, similar to an Air Force air command.
Sen. Marco Rubio confirmed the decision was made final posting congratulations on X.
"Great news for Florida! Patrick Space Force Base has received final approval to become the permanent headquarters for STARCOM, bolstering Florida's growing leadership in space," Rubio posted May 21.
The Space Coast lost out on getting the Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command headquarters in 2022, but STARCOM would bring a major addition to Space Force's already sizable presence as the launch capital of the world.
STARCOM is "responsible for the deliberate development, education and training of space professionals in addition to the development of space warfighting doctrine, tactics, techniques and procedures, and the operational test and evaluation of Space Force systems," according to an Air Force press release.
Ariane 6 launches: Replicator – 3D printing in open space
Watch EarthCARE launch live
ESA’s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) mission is getting ready for lift-off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, California, with a target launch date of no earlier than 28 May 2024. Save the date and watch the launch live on ESA WebTV or ESA YouTube.
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Today, ESA’s Euclid space mission releases five unprecedented new views of the Universe. The never-before-seen images demonstrate Euclid’s ability to unravel the secrets of the cosmos and enable scientists to hunt for rogue planets, use lensed galaxies to study mysterious matter, and explore the evolution of the Universe.
Read more about Euclid's first images and download the individual images here.
Pentagon says Russia launched space weapon in path of US satellite
Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said.
"Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter-space weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit," Pentagon spokesman Air Force Major General Pat Ryder told a press briefing late Tuesday.
The Russ Euclid space telescope unveils new images of the cosmos
A mind-boggling number of shining galaxies, a purple and orange star nursery and a spiral galaxy similar to our Milky Way: new images were revealed from Europe's Euclid space telescope on Thursday.
It is the second set of images released by the European Space Agency since Euclid launched last year on the first-ever mission to investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Scie Yahsat and Eutelsat Partner to Expand Satellite Broadband in Africa
Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) and YahClick, the data solutions arm of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat), the UAE's flagship satellite solutions (ADX: YAHSAT, ISIN: AEA007501017), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement allows YahClick to use capacity on Eutelsat's geostationary satellite, EUTELSAT KON Airbus awarded 340 million euro ESA contract for Vigil satellite
ESA has signed a euro 340 million contract with Airbus Defence and Space UK to develop the Vigil satellite. This satellite will improve early warning systems for severe space weather events, such as solar storms, from its unique position in deep space.
A declaration celebrating the contract was signed by ESA, Airbus Defence and Space, and the UK Minister of State for Science, Research and LSST camera reaches Rubin Observatory in Chile for major cosmic exploration
The 3200-megapixel LSST Camera, a critical instrument for the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, has arrived at Cerro Pachon in Chile. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science (DOE/SC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), the LSST Camera will support the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), starting in late 2025.
When operational, the LSST Camera will capture de