The US Space Force is teaming up with Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for a mission to showcase how the military can counter on-orbit aggression. Rocket Lab will launch a spacecraft to chase down a satellite made by True Anomaly, simulating a threat response scenario. The Space Force aims to have the capability to deter or defend against potential attacks on US satellites.
The US Space Force announced Thursday it is partnering with two companies, Rocket Lab and True Anomaly , for a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how the military might counter “ on-orbit aggression .” On this mission, a spacecraft built and launched by Rocket Lab will chase down another satellite made by True Anomaly , a Colorado-based startup.
'Fundamentally, this is about characterizing an unknown capability for the first time in low-Earth orbit,' Rogers said in an interview with Ars.
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