South Dakota
The Mount Rushmore State is home to tremendous air and space power leaders, Ellsworth Air Force Base, as well as NASA Astronauts Charles Gemar and Michael Fossum.
Drowning in Data: New report Says Space Force Needs Laser Communicaitons to Beat the Bottleneck
Air & Space Forces Magazine | September 30, 2026
War at the Speed of Information: Data Transport, Decision Advantage, & the Future of Military Space Communications
Arlington, VA | October 1, 2026 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry…
North Dakota
This week we visit North Dakota! During the Cold War, the Roughrider State was a key element facet of America’s deterrence architecture.
U.S. Space Force seeks $71.1 billion to double force in five years and expand combat units amid rising counter-space threats
Defence Industry Europe | September 22, 2026
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