"Space Force to Conduct First Military Exercise in Orbit with Rocket Lab and True Anomaly"
The United States Space Force is planning a military exercise in orbit called Victus Haze, involving two spacecraft and two rocket launches from different spaceports, to prepare for rapid operations in response to on-orbit aggression. The mission, valued at approximately $92 million, aims to leverage the commercial space industry's innovations and demonstrate the ability to counter irresponsible behavior in space, particularly from adversaries like China. The exercise will involve a demonstration of satellite rendezvous and will test the ability to respond to maneuvering objects in low-Earth orbit with limited space domain awareness capabilities.