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SpaceDoD May Shed Light on Possible CRAF for Space Arrangement This Summer
The Pentagon may provide insights this summer to Congress on the possible formation of a Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)-like arrangement to allow commercial space companies to aid in the […]
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SpaceGAO: U.S. Space Force Faces Hurdles Integrating Unified Data Library into Space Situational Awareness Operations
The U.S. Space Force faces challenges in integrating the Unified Data Library (UDL) into space situational awareness (SSA) operations, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. “The Secretary […]
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SpaceSDA Expects to Release Tranche 2 Transport, Tracking Solicitations This Summer and Fall
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is preparing to issue solicitations for Tranche 2 of its proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, with a solicitation for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha set […]
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SpaceSpace Force Chief Warns Against Complacency in Space Operations
The head of the U.S. Space Force wants to shake up how the U.S. military works in space, challenging the “comfort” that comes out of continuity, success, and the “family-like” […]
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SpaceDoD Space Policy Official Plumb Outlines Steps to Normalize Space as an Operational Domain
The U.S. Department of Defense is working to normalize space as an operational domain, just like land, sea, and air — and doing so requires collaboration with both allies and […]
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SpaceMcKinsey Report Analyzes Scenarios for Interconnected Launch Supply and Demand
The launch market likely faces a shortfall of capacity in the near-term, but also faces the risk of oversupply in the longer term, a new report from McKinsey finds. The launch market is […]
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SpaceLoft Federal and Microsoft Join Ball Aerospace’s Team for SDA NExT Contract
Loft Federal and Microsoft [MSFT] will join Ball Aerospace [BLL] to work on its Space Development Agency (SDA) contract for the experimental testbed NExT for 10 satellites. SDA awarded Ball Aerospace the NExT contract in […]
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SpaceSatellite Vendors Adapt to the DoD’s New Spiral Acquisition Model
Two decades ago, few in the U.S. defense community considered using commercial satellite services for national security missions. Nor did they envision a future where thousands of small systems in […]
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SpaceUpdate to Life Cycle Sustainment Plan Needed for Department of Air Force Satellite Control Network, GAO Says
The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD Satellite Control Network (SCN), and a new Government […]
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SpaceDeloitte Launches Space Practice
Consulting firm Deloitte has launched a space practice called Deloitte Space to advise organizations on the potential of the industry. Deloitte has 15 years of experience advising in the space arena, but […]
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