Jeff Huggins, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 17 May 2024 19:25:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Jeff Huggins, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Why are the Department of Defense and Space Force talking about buying foreign space technology? https://spacenews.com/why-are-the-department-of-defense-and-space-force-talking-about-buying-foreign-space-technology/ https://spacenews.com/why-are-the-department-of-defense-and-space-force-talking-about-buying-foreign-space-technology/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=424200 Chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman speaks April 19, 2023 at the 38th Space Symposium. Credit: Tom Kimmell
Chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman speaks April 19, 2023 at the 38th Space Symposium. Credit: Tom Kimmell

The United States Space Force Commercial Space Strategy reveals how the U.S. plans to leverage industry and European nations to keep pace with China

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Photo of the HAW-1 undersea cable amidst coral on the seafloor.

Recent alleged Houthi attacks on underwater communication cables illustrate the need for more resilient connectivity technology, such as optical ground station networks.

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