Space
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SpaceUS Space Force to Kick Off IA-PRE Program in January 2022
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch its Infrastructure Asset Pre-Assessment Program (IA-PRE) in January 2022, Jared Reece, cybersecurity lead in the Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO), announced Thursday at CyberSatSummit. The U.S. […]
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SpaceU.S. Satellite Sector Must Get Agile to Beat China, Says Former USAF Software Chief
RESTON, Va. — The U.S. satellite sector must embrace modern software design practices like agile and DevSecOps if America’s space efforts are to remain ahead of foreign competitors like China, […]
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SpaceTop Space Executive at Lockheed Martin to Retire
Rick Ambrose, the executive vice president for space at Lockheed Martin [LMT], has decided to retire on March 1 next year, the company said on Oct. 7. After joining Lockheed […]
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Business/FinancialCommercial Competition In GEOINT Accelerating, And Not Just With U.S. Companies, NGA Official Says
ST LOUIS –Competition in commercial remote sensing reached an inflection point in 2016 in the number of satellites on orbit, a number that doubled in 2017, and another milestone will […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNRO Set To Release BAA To Rapidly Take Advantage Of Commercial Capabilities
ST. LOUIS—The U.S. agency that has spent its 60 years developing exquisite satellite systems to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for government needs said on Thursday it will shortly begin […]
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SpaceCyber Adviser to Biden Details Cybersecurity Points for Space
Invoking a famous quote about the United States and Great Britain, the U.S. cybersecurity adviser to President Biden said that cyber and space communities are separated by a common challenge, […]
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SpaceNSA Leader Promotes Industry Collaboration on Cyber Issues
The National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking collaboration with the private sector on cybersecurity issues, David Luber, deputy of the Cybersecurity Directorate, said Wednesday at CyberSatGov in Reston, Va. Luber […]
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SpaceFinal SBIRS Satellite Ready for Launch Early Next Year
Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO-6), the final SBIRS satellite, is ready for launch early next year, as the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and […]
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SpaceNGA Awards HawkEye 360 Contract for Geolocation of RF Emitters
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Herndon, Va.-based HawkEye 360 a contract worth up to $10 million over five years for the geolocation of radio frequency (RF) emitters, NGA […]
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Space Force Awards Launch Prototype Awards to SpaceX, ULA, Rocket Lab, and Blue Origin
The U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded about $88 million in development contracts to U.S. launch providers for next generation rocket engine testing and upper stage resiliency enhancements. SpaceX, United […]