Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor
Rachel Jewett
Articles By Rachel
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SpaceSpaceX Launches the US Space Force’s Sixth GPS III Satellite
SpaceX launched the sixth GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force on a Falcon 9 mission early Wednesday morning. The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built satellite is part of the military’s work to modernize the […]
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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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CongressHouse Committee Introduces Legislation to Clarify Federal Space Situational Awareness Roles
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics introduced legislation on Wednesday that would establish a civil space situational awareness (SSA) capability under the Department of Commerce. Currently, the U.S. Department […]
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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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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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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 […]
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SpaceNASA Launches Artemis I Mission With SLS Rocket
NASA successfully launched the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket early Wednesday morning in the Artemis I mission, earning launch heritage for the vehicle that has long been in development and delayed. […]
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SpaceCybersecurity is Uniquely Critical to the Space Domain, Space Force Official Says
The U.S. needs to be ready to defend itself in cyberspace against Russia and China’s cyber capabilities, an official with U.S. Space Force warned last week. Col. John Smail, who […]
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SpaceNRO Expects to Release Hyperspectral Satellite RFP By the End of 2022
RESTON, VA — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is close to finishing a request for proposal (RFP) to acquire commercial hyperspectral satellite data and hopes to release the solicitation by the end […]