{"id":68104,"date":"2024-10-07T13:38:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/07\/space-force-to-fly-two-rapid-response-demonstration-missions-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:13:47","slug":"space-force-to-fly-two-rapid-response-demonstration-missions-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2024\/10\/07\/space-force-to-fly-two-rapid-response-demonstration-missions-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force to fly two rapid-response demonstration missions in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force announced two new missions to demonstrate how highly maneuverable space vehicles can enable the service to quickly respond to real-time threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service awarded Impulse Space a $34.5 million contract for two maneuverable spacecraft on Oct. 4. The company\u2019s Mira space vehicle, which flew for the first time last year, can host multiple payloads and transport them to different orbits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Innovation Unit and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u2019s Lincoln Laboratory will provide payloads for the missions. A Space Systems Command spokesman told Defense News that the timing is still  fluid, but both missions are slated for summer or fall of 2026 as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/05\/22\/space-force-to-hold-annual-tactically-responsive-space-demos\/\" target=\"_blank\">tactically responsive space demonstration series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"315\" height=\"560\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kEsgwfFqL-M\"\ntitle=\"YouTube video player\"\nframeborder=\"0\"\nallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\nallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force defines tactically responsive space as the ability to react quickly to the threats that come from operating in an increasingly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/01\/26\/us-space-commands-shaw-sees-need-for-rapid-responsive-launch\/\"> congested and adversarial space environment<\/a>. That could mean launching satellites on short notice, maneuvering a pre-positioned, spare spacecraft to augment a degraded system or buying data from a commercial vendor during a crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2021, the service has conducted two tactically responsive space missions, and it\u2019s planning a third in 2025. A demonstration last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/09\/15\/us-space-force-launches-victus-nox-responsive-space-mission\/\">dubbed Victus Nox<\/a>, showed that the service could work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/04\/11\/space-force-picks-satellite-providers-for-rapid-delivery-mission\/\">satellite and launch companies<\/a> to deliver a spacecraft in a matter of months and launch it with just 27 hours of notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 missions will focus less on satellite and launch vehicle delivery timelines and more on in-space operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first mission, dubbed Victus Surgo, will launch into low Earth orbit on SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket. 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