Space
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SpaceIntelsat Wins US Space Force PLEO Task Order for Maritime Connectivity
Intelsat received a task order under the Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (PLEO) contract vehicle to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with maritime connectivity. Under the 12-month task order, Intelsat said it will provide […]
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Business/FinancialSpacecraft Developer Portal Space Raises $17.5 Million In Seed Round
Startup satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Thursday said it raised $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round that will support the full-scale demonstration of its Supernova multi-role, transorbital spacecraft […]
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SpaceSpace Force Conducts First War Game For Commercial Reserve With Satellite Comm Providers
The U.S. Space Force last week held its first ever war game that included more than a dozen commercial satellite participants to begin experimenting with the service’s framework to leverage […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Awarded In-Space Refueling Contracts
The United States Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Northrop Grumman two in-space refueling contracts, the company said on Wednesday. “These contracts build on Northrop Grumman’s proven on-orbit […]
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SpaceSlingshot Aerospace Nabs AFWERX Award To Apply AI Tool For Space Domain Awareness
The Air Force’s innovation arm has awarded Slingshot Aerospace a small award to further develop an artificial intelligence capability that rapidly analyzes data about spacecraft in low Earth orbit to […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Unveils New Acquisition Vehicle Targeted At New Golden Dome Tech And Sources
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced a new Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) vehicle to let the DoD quickly pursue non-traditional acquisitions under one announcement, as it looks to address the […]
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PentagonUpcoming Personnel Changes May Be Particularly Acute for Relatively Small U.S. Space Force
A memorandum that DoD said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed on March 28 may result in significant organizational changes in the Department of the Air Force, Navy, and Army, including […]
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Air ForceMeink Favors Multiple Competitions Within Programs, Examining Large ‘Heavy Press’-Type Industrial Investment
Secretary of the Air Force-nominee Troy Meink says that he favors multiple competitions over modernization programs’ lifetimes and an examination of direct, “big” investment in industrial capacity akin to the […]
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SpaceRocket Lab, Stoke Space Nab Spots On National Security Space Launch Program
Space Systems Command (SSC) on Thursday announced a potential $5.6 billion multiple award contract for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL), with Rocket Lab [RKLB] and Stoke Space Technologies being […]
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Air ForceAir Force Secretary Nominee Plans Comprehensive Review Of Modernization And Readiness
If confirmed as secretary of the Air Force, Troy Meink will undertake a review of the service’s modernization and readiness needs and costs, he told a Senate panel on Thursday. […]