Via Satellite
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SpaceHead of RAF Points to ‘Kessler Effect’ Danger of Russian ASAT Tests
The head of the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) said that Russian anti-satellite (ASAT) tests this year by the “nesting doll” Cosmos 2542 and 2543 satellites could pose a significant […]
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SpaceAir Force Secretary Barrett Issues Call for Clean-Up of Space Debris
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett on Nov. 16 called on industry to help the Air Force and U.S. Space Force with cleaning up space debris to help avoid collisions in […]
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SpaceBiden Taps Former NASA Chief Scientist to Lead NASA Review Team
Ellen Stofan of the Smithsonian Institution will lead the NASA review team for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the transition team said Tuesday. Stofan is the John and Adrienne Mars […]
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SpaceSBIRS GEO-5 Satellite in Qualification Testing, As Lockheed Martin Finishes PDR on Next Gen OPIR
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] fifth space-based infrared system (SBIRS) missile warning satellite is in qualification testing, as the company has completed a preliminary design review (PDR) on the follow-on to SBIRS–the […]
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SpaceSpace Force Developing Non-Kinetic Counterspace Systems
When asked, U.S. Space Force has not revealed any kinetic, offensive space capabilities that it may be developing, but the newest military service has revealed two offensive, non-kinetic space systems […]
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Business/FinancialViasat’s Mark Dankberg to Transition Away from CEO Role
Viasat [VSAT] Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg, who co-founded the company in 1986 is transitioning into the newly created position as executive chairman of the company. President and COO Rick […]
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SpaceSpaceX Launches Fourth GPS III Satellite for US Space Force
SpaceX launched the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite on Thursday, Nov. 5. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Founder Says Space Force Will Be Able to Use the Company’s New Vehicles or Reusable Ones
Peter Beck, the founder and CEO of California-based Rocket Lab, said the U.S. Space Force will be able to take advantage of the company’s reusable rockets or new ones, as […]
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SpaceAFRL Opens Lab for Testing New, High-Strain Composites for Space
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has opened a Deployable Structures Laboratory, DeSel, at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Construction on the $4 million, 7,000 square foot DeSel began […]
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Navy/USMCL3Harris Wins $88 Million U.S. Marine Corps VSAT Contract
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] an $88 million program award for Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT). Under the firm-fixed-price, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, L3Harris will supply up to 169 Panther […]