Space
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SpaceFirst DoD-Owned Geostationary Weather Satellite Achieves IOC
The Boeing [BA] Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary (EWS-G1) satellite has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) to provide “timely cloud characterization and theater weather imagery to DoD in the Indian […]
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CongressWhite House Requests Exemptions In Likely CR For Columbia Subs, W93 Development, Space Force Funds
The White House’s request to Congress for exemptions to be included in a likely stopgap spending measure covers procurement of two Columbia-class submarines, development of the W93 submarine-launched nuclear warhead […]
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SpaceWhite House Releases Cybersecurity Policy on Space Systems
The White House on Sept. 4 released Space Policy Directive-5 (SPD-5) regarding cybersecurity for space systems, as a senior administration official told reporters that cyber threats on U.S. space systems […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Confirms Launch of Photon Demonstration Satellite
Rocket Lab revealed Thursday that it launched its first satellite in its family of configurable Photon satellites on the recent “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical” launch on Aug. 30. The satellite, […]
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Business/FinancialApplied Composites Acquires Satellite Structures Company Alliance Spacesystems
Applied Composites on Wednesday said it has acquired Alliance Spacesystems, LLC, a developer and manufacturer of composite structures and assemblies for the commercial, civil and government satellite markets. Terms of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySpace Development Agency Awards Contracts for National Defense Space Architecture Transport Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Aug. 31 awarded $281.5 million in firm, fixed-price contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT] and York Space Systems to build 10 satellites each for an […]
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SpaceSpace Force Says Upgrade Will Double Anti-Jamming Power of WGS
While U.S. policy makers discuss the implications of their view of space as a warfighting domain and envisioned satellite jamming by China and Russia, the U.S. Space Force Space and […]
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SpaceOfficials Still In Negotiations With Northrop Grumman And Blue Origin For Cut-Off Of LSA Funding
The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force are continuing negotiations with Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin over an appropriate time to end the companies’ Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding, as […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBill Gates Leads Kymeta’s $85M Funding Round
Kymeta Corporation has raised approximately $85 million in its latest funding round, led by longtime investor Bill Gates, the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Microsoft [MSFT]. Kymeta’s leadership […]
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SpaceReport Advises Ramp Up Of Space Traffic Management Efforts
A report this month by a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) advises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Space Commerce (OSC) in the […]