Space
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SpaceSpace Force Deploys GSSAP Sensor After USSF-87 Launch; Service And ULA Investigating SRM Anomaly
The Space Force launched the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., early Thursday morning aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket–the latter’s second National Security […]
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SpaceHEO, SatVu and Sierra Nevada Tapped By NRO For Remote Sensing Awards
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Tuesday said it has awarded contracts to HEO, SatVu and Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) to provide commercial satellite-based remote sensing capabilities, marking the first […]
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SpaceCyber Defense At RF, Ground, Optical Interfaces Key For Space Systems
As the Pentagon tries to achieve a significant advantage in “decision speed” over potential adversaries, cyber defense of space assets at all radio frequency (RF), ground, and optical interfaces will […]
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Air ForceStarfish Nabs $55 Million Space Force Award For Orbital Mobility
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) last week awarded Starfish Space a $54.5 million contract to prepare the company’s Otter space vehicle for the movement of national security space […]
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SpaceFMS Will Increase, Help U.S. Space R&D Efforts, COMSO Head Says
The sugar high of about $40 billion appropriated for the Space Force in fiscal 2026–including a big chunk for the Trump administration-envisioned Golden Dome missile defense network, may not last […]
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SpaceNGA Awards Vantor $5 Million For Global Change Detection Under Luno B Contract
Vantor on Thursday said it received a $5.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide automated analytics on real-time changes in Earth’s terrain, helping the agency with […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Soliciting For Deorbit Services, Containerized Drone Delivery, New Interceptor Sensors
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday issued three solicitations seeking solutions for deorbiting satellites as a service, containerized capabilities that can launch large numbers of drones quickly, and advanced […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Examining Future Spaceport Development Program
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is gathering industry input on a possible Spaceport Development Program (SDP). An SDP indefinite-delivery, […]
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SpaceVarda Space Capsule Launched In November Successfully Returns To Earth
A satellite equipped with a Navy payload that was launched in November 2025 successfully returned to Earth in January, marking the first time Varda Space Industries has used its own […]
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SpaceGAO Warns Of Tech Readiness, Cost, And Schedule Risks For SDA Constellation
A new government watchdog report on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) proliferated constellation says the agency is overestimating the technology readiness of parts of the systems, and warns SDA is at […]