Space
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Intelligence Community
Ursa Space, NV5 Nab First Luno B Awards By NGA
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) last Wednesday announced its first awards under its Luno B commercial analytics services contract with orders to Ursa Space Systems and NV5 Geospatial. Under a […]
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Space
SDA Issues Solicitation For Europa Experimentation Effort
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Tuesday released the Europa solicitation for prototype space vehicles, seeking proposals for advanced communication protocols using commercial solutions. The Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation […]
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Space
Forecast Launch of First Six Epoch 1s Delayed Until Fiscal 2027
While Boeing‘s [BA] Millenium Space Systems was to deliver the first six Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 1 missile warning satellites to U.S. Space Force for launch by the end […]
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Space
Cap on Contractor Indirect Cost Reimbursement to DoD for Commercial Launches Valid Through FY 2026
The cap on launch provider reimbursement to DoD for commercial launches’ indirect costs, such as road and utility modernization, around the Cape Canaveral Space Station, Fla., Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]
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Missile Defense
Space Force Solicits Industry Ideas On ‘Quick and Efficient’ SBI Deployment
The U.S. Space Force program executive office for space combat power is soliciting input from industry on the rapid fielding of space based interceptors (SBI), which the Trump administration’s Golden […]
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Space
Finnish MoD Looks to Purchase SAR Satellites From Iceye
The Finnish Ministry of Defenseis looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27. The letter of intent enables the […]
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Space
Space Force Awards SpaceX $81 Million Task Order for USSF-178
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Friday that it has awarded SpaceX a nearly $82 million contract to launch the USSF-178 mission under a National […]
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Air Force
DoD Cites E-7 Wedgetail Unit Cost Increase from $588 Million to $724 Million
In proposing the fiscal 2026 cancellation of the U.S. Air Force planned buy of E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] in favor of space-borne air moving target indication […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Startup Developing Reusable Satellite Bus Emerges From Stealth
Lux Aeterna on Wednesday emerged from stealth and announced a $4 million pre-seed funding round that will go toward a demonstration mission in 2027 for launching a satellite that will […]
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Space
NATO Releases its First Commercial Space Strategy
NATO released its Commercial Space Strategy on Tuesday, aimed at integrating commercial solutions more flexibly, and creating more business opportunities while simplifying how space companies engage with NATO. The “Commercial Space […]