Space

Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command, said on June 24 that he does not yet know when the command is to receive the initial fielding of space-based […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) last Thursday released a request for proposals (RFP) for the ground infrastructure for its fire control efforts, with bids due in early August and an […]

NASA said on June 18 that it awarded Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Littleton, Colo., operation a $2.27 billion contract for the next generation weather satellite constellation–Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO)– for the […]

The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on June 17 that it has awarded laser communication terminal prototype contracts to General Atomics, Blue Origin, CACI International Inc. […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Redwire Corporation [RDW] a contract for a demonstration mission in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The mission, part of DARPA’s Otter program, will demonstrate Redwire’s […]

Under an umbrella worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years for at least 30 launches, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on June 13 made its first […]

Just as the Department of the Air Force is soliciting offers for a new constellation of resilient GPS satellites, House appropriators on Thursday will begin to mark-up a defense bill […]

Satellite developer and manufacturer Apex on Wednesday said it has closed a $95 million funding round that will allow it to begin to scale production and expand its suite of […]

Hughes Network Systems subsidiary Hughes Europe is expanding into European military, defense, and government sectors through a collaboration with Telespazio, the company said Tuesday. Hughes Europe will work with satcom service provider Telespazio to […]

The Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) last Friday issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to consortium members to provide a resilient GPS capability under a new rapid acquisition initiative launched by […]