Space
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SpaceJacobs Wins $4 Billion Space Force Award To Modernize Launch Range Operations
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) this week said it awarded Jacobs Solutions [J] a potential $4 billion contract to modernize operations and maintenance of the service’s Eastern and […]
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Business/FinancialVoyager Technologies Begins Road Show For Proposed Public Offering
Space and defense technology company Voyager Technologies on Monday said it has begun its investor roadshow as part of previously announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO). The Denver-based […]
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WeaponsNorthrop Grumman Expects Near Quintupling of SRM Build in Elkton by 2027
ELKTON, Md.—Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] propulsion systems and control (PS&C) business expects to build 440 solid rocket motors (SRMs) here annually by 2027–up from the current 90–as part of a $100 […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Completes Tranche 2 Design Review Ahead Of Plan
York Space Systems successfully completed the preliminary design review (PDR) one month ahead of schedule for the communication satellite system it is developing as part of the Space Development Agency’s […]
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SpaceUS Space Force, SpaceX Launch Another Accelerated Timeline GPS III Mission
SpaceX launched a GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force last Friday afternoon in the second demonstration of accelerating the timeline to launch. With the accelerated mission, the launch was […]
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SpaceULA Targets June 13 for Second Kuiper Mission
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting June 13 to launch the second batch of satellites for Amazon’s [AMZN] Project Kuiper constellation. This would mark a less than two-month turnaround time from the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Had ‘Low Level of Confidence’ in $426 Million, 15-Year Cost Savings Estimate for SPACECOM in Huntsville
The Department of the Air Force did not include disruption to operations as a factor in its decision criteria for choosing a permanent base for U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM). Pres. […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Exploring Lease of Commercial Small and Medium Satellites for GEO
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (USSF SSC) is exploring the possible lease of commercial small and medium satellites able to maneuver in geosynchronous orbit to detect threats and speed […]
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SpaceFirefly and Northrop Grumman’s New Rocket Gets a Name, and $50 Million Investment
Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman [NOC] revealed the name of their co-developed rocket as Eclipse, alongside a $50 million investment by Northrop Grumman to advance production. The companies have been working together since […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Now on Contract for 12 GPS IIIF Satellites
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Littleton, Colo., site a more than $509 million contract for Global Positioning System Follow-On (GPS IIIF) satellites 21 […]