Space

SpaceX has been awarded a $150.5 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Space Development Agency to launch its Tranche 0 transport and tracking layer satellites. The award, announced by the U.S. Department of Defense […]

The U.S. Space Force-developed Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Flight System (EFS) is to demonstrate the launch of up to 18 multi-mission national security and civil satellites […]

The U.S. Air Force on Jan. 4 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a modification worth up to $4.9 billion on the company’s existing contract for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Reconnaissance (Next-Gen […]

Five weeks before the establishment of the U.S. Space Force on Dec. 20 last year, Gen. John “Jay” Raymond wrote a memorandum to DoD and space industry officials laying out […]

Raytheon Technologies [RTX] on Monday completed its acquisition of small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), giving it a play in the growing market for small satellites. Terms of the […]

The U.S. Space Command wants a Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) to allow the simultaneous conduct of competition, conflict and contingency. “What we would really like to see is a Joint […]

The White House released Space Policy Directive-6 (SPD-6) on Wednesday regarding a U.S. national strategy for space nuclear power and propulsion (SNPP), technology that the White House said will be […]

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said on Dec. 17 that he wants the U.S. Space Force to move to all autonomous launch operations by 2025. “If you […]

U.S. Space Command on Dec. 16 said that Russia has again tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile. “Russia publicly claims it is working to prevent the transformation of outer space […]

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has spoken with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, as the incoming Biden administration faces important questions about a future path for military […]