Space
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SpaceFirst Vulcan Centaur Launch Slips to 2024, ULA Completes Wet Dress Rehearsal
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket won’t debut until early 2024, after it encountered routine issues during the first wet dress rehearsal. ULA, a joint venture formed by Lockheed Martin […]
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SpaceSDA Goal to Field 8 ‘FOO Fighter’ Satellite Constellation
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants companies to submit proposals by Jan. 19 for a four-to-eight satellite constellation to detect and track hypersonic and other advanced missiles […]
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SpaceSpace Acquisition Report: Best Solution to Improve JCIDS Thus Far ‘Has Been to Avoid It Altogether’
The Defense Business Board, in a space acquisition report last month, recommends significant improvements to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) in order to help scale up the […]
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SpaceDefense Authorizers Want Insights from Department of the Air Force on Hybrid SATCOM Terminals
Congressional defense authorizers want insights from the Department of the Air Force on future hybrid satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals able to use commercial and military signals. U.S. Space Force has […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Develops, Tests New Solid Motor In Less Than A Year
Responding to customer demands for faster paced innovation and more production capacity, Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday conducted a full-scale static hot fire test of a new solid rocket motor […]
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SpaceSDA Expects Imminent Contract Award for More Tranche 2, Transport Layer-Beta Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] for 72 Tranche 2, Transport Layer-Beta satellites and expects to award […]
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SpaceDARPA Selects 14 Companies For Integrated Technology Concepts For Lunar Economy
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Tuesday said it has selected 14 companies to quickly develop concepts for technologies that can be integrated as part of a future […]
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SpaceSDA Draft Solicitation Lays Out Buy of 20 Tranche 2, Transport Layer Gamma Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to buy 20 Tranche 2, Transport Layer (T2TL)-Gamma satellites with advanced tactical data links, and the agency is requiring that any […]
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SpaceNRO Awards Five Contracts to Assess, Leverage Commercial Electro-Optical Imagery
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Dec. 5 that it has awarded Airbus‘ U.S. space and defense division, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space Strategic Commercial Enhancements […]
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Business/FinancialMission Support Company Arcfield Acquires Orion Space Solutions
Arcfield last week said it has acquired Orion Space Solutions, bolstering its capabilities in space exploration and hypersonic detection and tracking for customers in the Defense Department and intelligence community. […]