Space
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SpaceSpace Acquisition Discipline, Smaller Satellites Needed, Calvelli Says
Frank Calvelli, the Biden administration’s nominee as the first assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Feb. 17 […]
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Missile DefenseSpace Sensors Most Significant Challenge in Hypersonic Defense, CSIS Report Says
Developing space sensors for detection and tracking is the most significant challenge for the budding U.S. hypersonic missile defense effort, according to a new Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
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Air ForceCongress Must Pass Defense Spending Bill Quickly, Air Force Association Tells Hill Leaders
While Congress looks to have another month to agree to fiscal 2022 appropriations bills, which will likely bundle in a package, including the defense spending bill, leaders of the Air […]
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SpaceL3Harris Awarded Contract for Work on Space Domain Awareness Project for U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force recently selected L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to integrate a space domain awareness project called ATLAS. ATLAS — Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System — is a project that began in […]
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SpaceNRO Launches First Mission of 2022, Reconnaissance Payload on Reusable Falcon 9 Rocket
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Feb. 2 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the NROL-87 reconnaissance mission–the first launch of the year for NRO and the first aboard […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Operationalizes Warp Core, Moving Toward ATLAS for Space Domain Awareness
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is operationalizing Palantir Technologies’ [PLTR] Warp Core tech stack, as the service moves toward fielding L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) for […]
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SpaceUSSF Launches Fifth and Sixth GSSAPs after Five-Month Delay
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman [NOC] Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas […]
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Business/FinancialRocket Lab Closes $80 Million Acquisition Of SolAero
Rocket Lab USA [RKLB] this week said it has completed its $80 million cash acquisition of SolAero Holdings in a deal that adds scalable solar space power products to its […]
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SpaceNRO Awards Five Commercial Radar Contracts, Expects to Issue Next Commercial Focus Area Later This Year
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded five commercial radar contracts to Airbus‘ U.S. division; San Francisco-based Capella Space; Finland-based ICEYE’s U.S. division; Florida-based PredaSAR Corp.; and Santa Barbara-based Umbra […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Looks to Deliver Analysis of Alternatives on Space-Based GMTI in Late Spring
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) expects to complete an analysis of alternatives (AoA) of space-based ground moving target indication (GMTI) late this spring–an effort that the service has undertaken with […]