Space
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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. […]
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SpaceULA Vulcan Rocket Now Certified for US National Security Missions
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is now certified for U.S. national security missions after receiving certification from the U.S. Space Force. Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to Space organization announced […]