Space
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SpaceNext SDA Tranche 1 Launches Likely In May Or June, Director Says
The Space Development Agency (SDA) had planned to resume Tranche 1 launches early this year, but is in a “strategic pause” that is to end with the next launches in […]
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SpaceDirected Energy Systems, Stealth Satellites Areas Of Concern In Chinese Roadmap, Space Force Official Says
China’s new five-year plan includes the development of stealth satellites and ground-based high-powered microwaves (HPMs) to attack allied satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), a Space Force intelligence official said […]
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SpaceSpace Force Re-Assigns GPS III Mission Next Month from Vulcan To Falcon 9
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is switching the rocket planned for next month’s GPS III-8 mission from United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur to SpaceX‘s Falcon 9, as the service […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Forecasts On-Orbit Maneuver In Geosynchronous Orbit As Important
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) explored the importance of maneuvering satellites, especially those in geosynchronous orbit, in an Apollo Griffin wargame last year, according to U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Samuel […]
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SpaceSpace Force Adds Portfolio Acquisition Executives For Four More Mission Areas
The Space Force on Tuesday created acquisition executives for four mission areas, bringing to six the number of Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs) the service has established to pursue a more […]
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Air ForceUse Of Commercial Imagery Under TacSRT Likely To Grow, Space Force Official Says
Military use of commercial imagery through Space Systems Command’s tactical surveillance, reconnaisance, and tracking (TacSRT) effort is likely to grow, a U.S. Space Force official said on Friday. TacSRT has […]
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Business/FinancialYork Strengthens Vertical Integration With Acquisition Of In-Space Propulsion Supplier Orbion
York Space Systems [YSS] on Thursday said it acquired Orbion Space Technology, a supplier of flight-proven Hall-Effect Thrusters that propel satellites in orbit. The acquisition, which closed on March 9, […]
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Business/FinancialSpace Force Terminating AV’s SCAR Contract; Previous Stop Work Order Leads To Third Quarter Loss
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday evening said the Space Force that day decided to terminate for convenience the company’s contract for a network of satellite control antenna after the parties failed […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Acquiring Space Domain Awareness, Missile Defense Software Company ExoAnalytic Solutions
Anduril Industries on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, a small business that brings a global network of more than 400 consumer-grade telescopes for space domain awareness […]
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Business/FinancialLux Aeterna, Startup Developing Reusable Spacecraft, Raises $10 Million In Seed Round
Lux Aeterna, a startup developing a reusable spacecraft that it is targeting for launch in a year, has raised $10 million in a seed round it is using to accelerate […]