Space
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SpaceSpaceX Launches Fourth GPS III Satellite for US Space Force
SpaceX launched the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite on Thursday, Nov. 5. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Founder Says Space Force Will Be Able to Use the Company’s New Vehicles or Reusable Ones
Peter Beck, the founder and CEO of California-based Rocket Lab, said the U.S. Space Force will be able to take advantage of the company’s reusable rockets or new ones, as […]
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SpaceAFRL Opens Lab for Testing New, High-Strain Composites for Space
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has opened a Deployable Structures Laboratory, DeSel, at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Construction on the $4 million, 7,000 square foot DeSel began […]
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Business/FinancialRedwire Acquires Small Satellite Technology Company Roccor
Space solutions company Redwire on Thursday said it has acquired Roccor, a designer and manufacturer of subsystems and products for small satellites, giving the company a portfolio of new capabilities. […]
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Business/FinancialParsons To Acquire Braxton Group, Expanding Capabilities In Space
Parsons Corp. [PSN] on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Braxton Science & Technology Group (BSTG) for $300 million in a deal that expands its capabilities in the growing […]
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SpaceBarrett: Revamping Acquisition for Rapid Fielding of Space Systems ‘Maybe the Harshest Fight There Is’
For nearly six months, a final report on an Alternative Acquisition System for the U.S. Space Force has been stuck in an “interagency” coordination netherworld, including with officials at the […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Submits First POM, As Service Looks to Counter China and Russia Advances
While the U.S. Space Force hopes to get its own service acquisition executive soon, the newest military service submitted its first Program Objective Memorandum (POM) budget proposal to DoD in […]
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SpaceKratos Unveils New Platform that Turns Satellites, Antennas into Software-Defined Systems
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has rolled out a new software platform, “OpenSpace,” composed of virtual products that enable satellite operators and Ground-as-a-Service (GSaaS) providers to design their own […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Looks to Industry for Help in Warning, Satellite Protection
The U.S. Space Force is looking to its collaboration with industry in the new service’s Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) for help in the protection of satellites. Formed in 2015, the […]
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SpaceMicrosoft’s New Azure Cloud Platform for the Space Industry Includes SpaceX Starlink and SES MEO Services
Microsoft [MSFT]is making a play to be the cloud platform of choice for the space industry as on Tuesday it unveiled Azure Space, which will bring together Azure technology and […]