Space
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SpaceRocket Lab USA Completes Preliminary Design Review for SDA Communications Satellites
Rocket Lab USA [RKLB] said that it has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase for the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL)-Beta program. “This […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Announces Satellite Linkage with SpaceX Bird
A question mark for the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) has been whether one company’s satellites would link with other companies’ birds, but […]
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InternationalBiden Memo Offers More Flexibility for Launch Vehicles, UAS Under Tech Control Regime
The White House this week announced a new classified National Security Memorandum (NSM) that provides increased flexibility for certain space launch vehicles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as part of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRocket Lab To Supply HASTE Suborbital Launch Vehicle As Part Of New Hypersonic Test Effort
Rocket Lab [RKLB], one of the subcontractors to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] under a new $1.5 billion contract to continue to provide the Defense Department with affordable hypersonic […]
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SpacePTS-P Build and Design Done, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has finished building and testing the company’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Rapid Prototype (PTS-P) payload and has delivered it to the company’s Gilbert, […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Receives FAA License for New Glenn
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the first launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. “The FAA determined Blue Origin met all […]
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Business/FinancialICEYE Adds $65 Million To Existing Funding Round
Earth observation company ICEYE on Wednesday said it has closed a $65 million extension to an earlier growth funding round, bringing the total amount raised in 2024 to $158 million. […]
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Air ForceSpace Force Launches Seventh GPS III, As Others Await Vulcan Certification
U.S. Space Force launched the seventh Lockheed Martin [LMT] Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
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Intelligence CommunityNRO Successfully Launches Last Proliferated Architecture Mission Of 2024
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Tuesday morning successfully launched its sixth and final proliferated satellite architecture mission of the year, marking 10 total missions in the last 19 months […]
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SpaceRogers Says He Favors Budget Boost for U.S. Space Force, Opposes ‘Endless’ Cost Plus Contracts
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) says he favors an increase in U.S. Space Force numbers, including more general officers and personnel with acquisition experience and the service’s […]