Space
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Examining Future Spaceport Development Program
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is gathering industry input on a possible Spaceport Development Program (SDP). An SDP indefinite-delivery, […]
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SpaceVarda Space Capsule Launched In November Successfully Returns To Earth
A satellite equipped with a Navy payload that was launched in November 2025 successfully returned to Earth in January, marking the first time Varda Space Industries has used its own […]
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SpaceGAO Warns Of Tech Readiness, Cost, And Schedule Risks For SDA Constellation
A new government watchdog report on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) proliferated constellation says the agency is overestimating the technology readiness of parts of the systems, and warns SDA is at […]
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SpaceGPS III Satellite Successfully Launched Into Orbit
The Space Force late Tuesday night successfully launched a GPS III satellite into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, adding to the service’s constellation of more accurate and […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Looking Into Mission Operations Center For Space Data Network
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is seeking companies’ input on a future Mission Operations Center for a Space Data Network (SDN)–a future mesh arrangement that chooses the optimal […]
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SpaceSSC Eyes Award Of First RG-XX Contracts Next Month Or March
Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may award contracts by March for Geosynchronous Reconnaissance & Surveillance Constellation (RG-XX) satellites, which are to be a successor to the Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built […]
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SpaceAFRL Selects Aalyria For Space Data Network Experimentation Program
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will evaluate Aalyria’s Spacetime network orchestration software as a candidate for a future “network of networks” concept under a new selection announced last Thursday. […]
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SpaceStop Work Order Issued To AeroVironment For SCAR Antennas
The Pentagon issued a stop work order to AeroVironment [AVAV] a week ago for its production of Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) antennas for the U.S. Space Force. The government […]
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SpaceAs U.S. Space Force CASR Gets Underway, “Definitely Some Gaps” In War Risk Insurance
The Pentagon’s policy shop and the Air Force general counsel have completed a study on approaches to providing financial back up for DoD-used commercial space systems that suffer damage during […]
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SpaceAfter Review Of 60 Programs Last Year, 2026 Is SSC’s Year Of Execution, Purdy Says
In 2022, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command got guidance from Frank Calvelli, then the Space Force’s service acquisition executive (SAE), to move to fixed-price contracts, limit non-recurring engineering costs, […]