Space
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SpaceNominee For Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Space Policy Wants Review Of Commercial Strategies
Marc Berkowitz, the nominee for assistant secretary of defense for space policy, wants to review commercial space strategies upon taking office. Berkowitz was an assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for […]
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CongressRepurposing Of Reconciliation Funds For DoD Not A Solution, PSC Says
Using fiscal 2025 reconciliation law dollars to plug Defense Department fiscal holes from the government funding hiatus is untenable, warns the Professional Services Council (PSC), a group of 400 federal […]
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SpaceVoyager Acquires Spacecraft Electric Propulsion Supplier ExoTerra
Voyager Technologies [VOYG] on Monday said it has acquired ExoTerra Resource in a deal that gives it capabilities in compact electric propulsion systems used to maneuver satellites in orbit. Terms […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Wants Comments Soon On RG-XX “Andromeda” Draft Solicitation
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants industry insights by Nov. 7 on SSC’s draft solicitation for the RG-XX program. “This draft solicitation is for an indefinite delivery indefinite […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Ventures Invests In Rocket Engine Startup Venus Aerospace
Venus Aerospace on Wednesday said it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] venture capital arm to help speed technology development. The value of the investment was not […]
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SpaceVantor Tracking High-Interest Objects For Space Force Under New Award
Vantor on Wednesday said it has received a Space Force contract to track high-interest objects in space that are not visible to ground-based sensors. The value of the work was […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyApex Planning On-Orbit Demonstration Of Commercially Developed Space Based Interceptor Next June
Satellite bus designer and manufacturer Apex next summer plans to demonstrate commercially-developed space-based interceptor (SBI) technology to reduce risk for a key component of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome homeland […]
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Intelligence CommunityPlanet Nabs $13 Million Award Under NGA’s Luno B Award For Data Analytics
Planet Labs [PL] on Thursday said it has received its first award under the Luno B contract, a $12.8 million order to provide data analytics for maritime domain awareness. The […]
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SpaceSecond Batch of SDA Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites Launched
The second batch of U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1, Transport Layer communications satellites launched on Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
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Business/FinancialStoke Space Says $510M Round Will Fund Nova Rocket Through First Flights
Launch startup Stoke Space has raised a $510 million Series D funding round, which the company says will fund its Nova rocket through the first flights. This is the company’s second funding […]