Space
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyStratolaunch, Varda Space Selected As Launch Providers For Hypersonic Test Bed
The Defense Department and one of its technology accelerators have picked Stratolaunch and Varda Space Industries to provide reusable and recoverable launch services for a test bed aimed at increasing […]
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SpaceSDA Awards Starfish Space $53 Million For Deorbiting Services Of PWSA Satellites
Startup Starfish Space on Wednesday said it received a $52.5 million contract from the Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SCA) to provide deorbit-as-a-service (DaaS) for satellites within the agency’s constellation […]
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SpaceSpace GMTI Partially Moves To Procurement Funding Account
The Space Force effort to develop and field Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) satellites has partially moved to procurement. The Space Force requested more than $1 billion in research and […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Reveals TeraWave LEO/MEO Constellation For Enterprise, Government Connectivity
Blue Origin dropped some surprising news on Wednesday afternoon, announcing plans to deploy TeraWave, a new constellation of optically linked satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO), geared toward […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Seeks Help With Satellite Ground Systems, Ops Centers
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command on Wednesday issued a draft solicitation for prototype and operational satellite ground systems, satellite operations centers and support services under the pending Hybrid Architecture […]
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SpaceSpace Force To Undertake Pilot Acquisition Reform Program, Appropriators Say
Under language in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations conference bill, the Space Force would undertake a pilot program for the Pentagon in the development of sustained program expertise. In April […]
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Space$528 Million For Two More GPS IIIFs, As Appropriators Seek DAF Annual Commitment To Program
Two Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III Follow-On (GPS IIIF) satellites receive $528 million in funding from congressional appropriators in their negotiated fiscal 2026 defense bill, as they seek an annual […]
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SpaceNRO Launches Twelfth Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) last Saturday said it successfully launched its 12th proliferated architecture mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking the first of about a dozen launches […]
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Space13th Hawkeye 360 Satellite Trio In Orbit
HawkEye 360 said that its 13th radio frequency (RF) satellite trio is in orbit and communicating with the ground after the launch of the Twilight rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX […]
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SpaceAdkins Becomes NRO’s Principal Deputy Director
The White House appointed William Adkins as the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday to replace Troy Meink who became Air Force Secretary last May. […]