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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force launches base network overhaul amid rising cyber demands

The U.S. Space Force has begun a service-wide overhaul of base networks to harden installations against growing cyber threats, reconfiguring communications and IT infrastructure to improve resilience and defend mission systems. The effort responds to escalating cybersecurity demands across space and support facilities.

2026-01-03T21:43:49.600464-08:00
Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260102_COSMO-SkyMed_Second_Generation_FM3_deployment.jpg) SpaceX rang in the new year with a Falcon 9 rocket launch Friday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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2026-01-02T13:18:16.050212-08:00