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The United States develops two distinct space programs: a civilian space program led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and a military space program led by the US Department of Defense, through its unit represented by the US Air Force Space Command. The United States Space Force has also been operating since the end of 2019.
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2024: Jeff Bezos builds billions of dollars replacement for ISS
On March 20, 2024, NASA announced that the Orbital Reef project to build a new orbital station, which could be a replacement for the ISS, had successfully passed four key stages of development. In particular, a life support system for future astronauts and space tourists has been created. Read more here.
2023
US launches satellite to intercept phone calls around the world
On June 22, 2023, the United States launched a Delta 4-Heavy rocket from the United Launch Alliance with a secret spy satellite for the National Intelligence Agency of America. The launch was carried out from the 37B complex at the cosmodrome located at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Read more here.
The first space factory was put into orbit
In mid-June 2023, the American company Varda Space Industries successfully deployed the W-Series 1 space factory in near-earth orbit. This spacecraft became the first civilian space laboratory to experiment with drug components, and the object of research for the first mission was the drug ritonavir, which is used to treat HIV and AIDS. Read more here.
The launch of a 3D-printed rocket failed for the second time
On March 11, 2023, the American company Relativity Space was forced to cancel the first launch of the Terran 1 ultra-light rocket for technical reasons. This was the second unsuccessful start attempt after the failure of March 8, 2023. Read more here.
2022
Pentagon signed contracts with Microsoft and Amazon to develop space communications for national security
In early November 2022, the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit announced new agreements with Amazon Web Services, Kuiper Government Solutions, Microsoft Azure Space and SpiderOak Mission Systems for a project to demonstrate space communications using interconnected commercial and government networks. Read more here.
US space agency awarded $1.3 billion contract to create satellites that track hypersonic missile flights
In mid-July 2022, the Pentagon's Space Development Agency commissioned L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems to develop satellites to track hypersonic missile flights. Under two contracts totaling more than $1.3 billion, the main contractors will supply specific segments of these spacecraft, the launch of which is scheduled for April 2025. Read more here
3415 satellites in orbit - 1st in the world
Launch to the ISS spacecraft on a rocket with a Russian engine
On May 19, 2022, the American crewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft without a crew on board went on a second test flight to the International Space Station. It was launched into orbit by an Atlas V launch vehicle with a Russian RD-180 engine. Read more here.
Russia stops supplying rocket engines to the United States
On March 3, 2022, the CEO of Roskosmos"" Dmitry Rogozin announced the termination of supplies USA to Russian rocket engines used to launch military and reconnaissance satellites. We are talking about products produced by the Scientific and Production Association. Energomash More. here
2021
Launch of bio-production development program in space
The Office of Advanced Research Projects of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) published on November 24, 2021 a program for the development of bio-production in space. In this document, the US Space Force (USSF) notes "the intrinsic value of the space area and the enormous impact that space has on US prosperity and security ." Read more here.
Blue Origin is building its space station
On October 25, 2021, Blue Origin and Sierra Space announced the creation of the Orbital Reef space station, which will be built in low Earth orbit on a commercial basis. The station will open the next chapter in human space exploration and exploration, contributing to the development of a dynamic ecosystem and business model of the future, partners say. Read more here.
Creation of the first independent space station in the United States
In late October Nanoracks 2021, in collaboration with Voyager Space Lockheed Martin , they formed a team to develop the first ever free-flying commercial space station. The space station, named Starlab , will be a permanent crewed platform designed to conduct critical research, stimulate industrial activity, and provide continued presence and leadership in USA low Earth orbit. The station is expected to reach initial operational capacity by 2027. More. here
2020
Roscosmos: Trump is trying to seize other planets
On April 7, 2020, a message Roskosmos appeared on the website "" in which the state corporation accuses the president USA Donald Trump of trying to capture other planets. This was stated by the deputy head of Roscosmos for international cooperation Sergey Savelyev.
According to him, the decree of the American leader in support of the commercial development of resources on the Moon and other celestial bodies serves as an attempt to expropriate outer space.
Donald Trump has signed a document saying the United States does not view space as a global asset. US citizens should have the right to extract and use resources on other celestial bodies. The White House considers space a unique space for human activity, but not the public domain, so they plan to "stimulate international support for the extraction and use of resources in space."
Savelyev says that attempts to expropriate outer space and aggressive plans to actually seize the territories of other planets hardly set countries up for fruitful cooperation.
 | There have already been examples in history when one country decided to start seizing territories in its own interests - everyone remembers what came of it , "he stressed. |  |
Earlier, Trump demanded "at any cost" to send Americans to the moon within the next five years. After that, NASA announced the Artemis space program, consisting of two stages - landing a crew with the first woman on the moon and flying to a satellite to create infrastructure there.
The presidential decree signed in April 2020 also states that the United States does not intend to recognize the Agreement on the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, adopted by a resolution of the UN General Assembly in December 1979. This agreement states that all participating countries are trying to prevent the moon from becoming an area of international conflicts, and are also "determined to promote, on the basis of equality, the further development of cooperation between states in the study and use of the moon and other celestial bodies."[1]
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