Space
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SpaceTrump Announces Plan To Move SPACECOM Headquarters From Colorado To Alabama
President Trump on Tuesday announced plans to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The decision, which Trump said was “seven years in the making,” reverses […]
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SpaceGeneral Atomics and Kepler Demonstrate Air-to-Space Optical Communications
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications have reported a successful air-to-space optical communications demonstration using Space Development Agency (SDA)-compliant optical terminals. The demonstration announced Tuesday took place between a GA-EMS optical communications terminal […]
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Air ForceDoD Looking to Award Follow-On Contract for E-4B Communications
DoD is looking to award a follow-on, up to five-year competitive contract for strategic communications aboard the Boeing [BA] E-4B “Nightwatch” planes. “The anticipated performance period consists of a one-year […]
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Space150 Companies Interested in RG-XX, U.S. Space Force Official Says
To guide venture capital (VC) investment, the U.S. Space Force is increasingly engaging with VC firms as a departure from Space Force past practice, and one of the dividends of […]
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SpaceVLEO Under Examination for Possible Use by U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force is examining very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for possible future use. LEO satellites typically orbit about 500 miles above Earth, while VLEO satellites are to operate […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySpace Solar Power Company Boosts Funding Round With Lockheed Martin Investment
New Mexico-based startup mPower Technology, Inc., said it has received an investment from Lockheed Martin [LMT] that will help accelerate the company’s efforts to scale production of its solar modules. […]
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SpaceTask Force 66 Chief Touts Commercial Satellite Benefits For Maritime Domain Awareness
Commercial remote sensing data and imagery has proven to be useful in allowing the Navy to alert allies and partners to potential bad behavior in the maritime domain due to […]
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SpaceSpaceX Looks to 10th Starship Test, As Competing Rocket Companies Urge FAA to Restrict SpaceX Launches in Florida
SpaceX was looking to conduct its 10th test of Starship on Monday evening from the company’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas near the U.S.-Mexican border after a postponement on Sunday […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Delivers 21 Transport Layer Satellites Ahead Of First SDA Tranche 1 Launch
York Space Systems said on Monday that it has delivered 21 communications satellites–what are to be the first non-prototype Space Development Agency (SDA) birds to contribute to military operations by […]
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SpaceAmentum Wants to Hire 1,200 RGNext Workers at Sites for Space Force Range Contract
Amentum [AMTM] wants to hire at least 95 percent of the 1,200 Range Generation Next LLC (RGNext) employees who have worked on the Space Force Launch and Test Range System […]