Space
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SpaceNGA Looks to Companies to Aid ‘Collection Orchestration’
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) wants companies’ help in improving NGA’s collection orchestration. Collection orchestration is the execution of imagery priorities among competing demands from the National Command Authority, combatant […]
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SpaceKratos Receives Contract Worth Up to $579 Million for Control of Military Communications Satellites
This month, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said that it awarded Kratos [KTOS] a contract worth up to $579 million for the control of military communications satellites under […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Ready To Demonstrate Space-Based 5G.MIL Following Lab Success
Building on its successes the past few years demonstrating and proving out its 5th generation wireless technology in the ground and air warfighting domains, Lockheed Martin [LMT] in 2024 plans […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Completes CDR for the SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed its critical design review (CDR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. Now […]
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SpaceULA Chief: 70 Vulcan Rockets on Order for Government/Commercial Launches
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has received government and commercial orders worth billions of dollars for 70 Vulcan rockets, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said on Nov. 15. ULA is a partnership […]
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Business/FinancialFirefly Aerospace Gathers $300 Million In New Financing
Firefly Aerospace last week said it has raised about $300 million in the past eight months, adding that it is generating additional interest from investors following the startup’s successful tactical […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Space Force to Modernize Unified Data Library in FY 2024
This fiscal year, the U.S. Space Force is to award a contract to modernize the service’s Unified Data Library (UDL), which began as a $150,000 research and development effort in […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Provides Updates on Polar SATCOM Programs
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Nov. 7 that it has finished thermal vacuum tests on the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)–two satellites for broadband communications over the North Pole for […]
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SpaceCompanies’ Perspective on New Data Links and Waveforms Sought for SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer
The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Gamma satellites are to include Ultra High Frequency (UHF) S-band connections, an advanced tactical data link, and enhanced, anti-jam […]
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CyberSpace Operators Should Harden Cryptography Defenses, NSA Cyber Official Says
Space operators must start planning for and implementing quantum-resistant cryptography now to ensure that space national security systems are resistant to emerging threats, a senior cyber official for the National […]
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