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SpaceViasat Receives $325 Million US Special Operations Command Contract Extension
U.S. Special Operations Command(SOCOM) late last month awarded Viasat a $325 million contract extension for tactical satellite communications and network management. It is a sole-source, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract […]
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SpaceSpace Delta 11 to Scale Up Training to Improve Satellite Protection, Function
In keeping with direction from Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 11 unit plans to scale up training in the next several years […]
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SpaceNASA Finalizes $3.2B Deal with Boeing for SLS Rockets
NASA finalized a $3.2 billion contract with Boeing to manufacture the core and upper stages for future Space Launch System (SLS) rockets. The SLS rocket, which first launched in the Artemis I mission in […]
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SpaceGAO Report Highlights Federal Department/Agency Use of Commercial Imagery Bought By NRO and NGA
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlights the federal use of commercial imagery provided through the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Geospatial Agency (NGA) by eight of […]
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SpaceSpaceX Debuts National Security Business Line Called Starshield
SpaceX is venturing into Earth observation (EO) and hosted payloads for national security use, with a new business line called Starshield. The company added a section to its website for […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Gives Go Ahead to Raytheon and Boeing Payload Designs for MEO Missile Tracking Competition
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has conducted two critical design reviews for Missile Track Custody (MTC) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Overhead Persistent Infrared Sensor (OPIR) payloads by […]
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SpaceCommercial Space Key for Domain Awareness, SPACECOM Commander Says
Commercial space is becoming key for DoD to detect, analyze and respond to threats, a top official said on Nov. 29. “As of today, we’ve got about 120 commercial mission […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Signs CRADA With Blue Origin to Restart Certification of New Glenn Rocket
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Blue Origin for the company’s New Glenn Rocket, more than three years […]
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SpaceWhite House Releases the First National Strategy for Cislunar Space
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its first strategy for U.S. science and technology leadership in Cislunar space on Nov. 17. Cislunar space covers the region of space […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin to Build Digital Twin for NOAA With NVIDIA
Lockheed Martin [LMT] will work with computing company NVIDIA to build a digital twin of global weather events for theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which the companies say will help NOAA […]