Space
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CongressInhofe: ‘They’re Winning Me Over’ on Space Force
A former Space Force skeptic in the Senate is expressing more support for President Trump’s pet project to develop a sixth military branch devoted to space investment by 2020. Sen. […]
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CongressSenators Mulling Trump’s Space Force Roadmap
The road to President Donald Trump’s desired Space Force by 2020 requires congressional approval, and several senators have mixed feelings about the proposed effort to build a brand new service […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing, Seeking An Entree Into Small Satellite Market, To Acquire Millennium Space Systems
Boeing [BA], which filed with government regulators in 2016 for a potential network of thousands of small satellites to provide global Internet access, has agreed to acquire Millenium Space Systems, […]
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SpaceAir Force Awards First Contract for New Missile Warning Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded Tuesday a contract not to exceed $2.9 billion for three Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Space Vehicles intended to enhance the U.S. military’s early […]
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SpaceAnalysts: ‘Unanswered Questions’ For the Cost of a Space Force
A new Pentagon report released Aug. 9 described several potential steps and proposals to build up to President Donald Trump’s desired Space Force, but was scarce on cost estimates. The […]
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SpaceSenior DoD Leader Urges ‘Wide-Eyed’ Approach to Space Force
The Pentagon is putting all the building blocks in place to help fulfill President Trump’s vision of a future Space Force, but stakeholders need to fully comprehend the resources that […]
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SpaceGreaves Outlines Missile Defense Space Sensor Layer
Huntsville, Ala. — The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week broadly outlined how he sees a future missile defense space sensor layer could work on the heels […]
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SpaceAnalysts: Proposed Changes to Space Infrastructure ‘A Good Start’
The Pentagon is on the right track in its efforts to reorganize its sizable space infrastructure, but it is unclear whether the proposed Space Force can be stood up by […]
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SpaceNew Command and Elite Force: Pentagon Reveals Steps to Space Force
The Defense Department has released a roadmap for the department to eventually stand up a sixth branch of the Armed Forces devoted specifically to space. Establishing a Space Force that […]
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Missile DefensePentagon Officials: Starting Space-Based Interceptor Work And Space Sensors Necessary For Hypersonic Threat
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Top Pentagon officials said here on Wednesday at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium that the Missile Defense Agency and Defense Department overall are working toward space-based […]