Space
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SpaceRGNext Drops Court Protest of $4 Billion SFRC Award
Last week, the Range Generation Next LLC (RGNext) joint venture of RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon and General Dynamics‘ [GD] information technology business dropped a U.S. Court of Federal Claims bid protest […]
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SpaceBruno: First Military Launch of Vulcan Marks “New Era in National Space Security”
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday for the U.S. Space Force USSF-106 mission in the military debut of […]
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SpaceBlackSky Heralds New Two-Year Early Access Agreement with International Buyer for 35 Centimeter Imagery
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] has a new “early access” international buyer of the company’s Generation-3 35-centimeter imagery, the company said on Tuesday. The company “secured a two-year Gen-3 early access agreement […]
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Business/FinancialRocket Lab Adds Payload Capability With Acquisition Of Geost
Rocket Lab [RKLB] on Tuesday said it has completed its $275 million acquisition of Geost, a developer and supplier of optical sensors for spacecraft, in a deal that builds out […]
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SpaceULA Foresees Significant Ramp Up of Vulcan Launches in Next Two Years
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is to ramp up Vulcan rocket launches significantly in the next two years to a possible annual number of more than 30 by 2027–60 percent for […]
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Business/FinancialUmbra Offering Satellite Component Hardware To Space Market
The space technology company Umbra, which operates a constellation of radar imaging satellites, has created a new business unit that will serve as a merchant supplier of flight-proven satellite components […]
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SpaceSystems Integration Review for VICTUS HAZE Completed, Rocket Lab USA Says
Rocket Lab USA [RKLB] completed its Systems Integration Review (SIR) in May for the U.S. Space Force VICTUS HAZE mission, part of Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Tactically Responsive […]
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WeaponsReduction in Hypersonic Weapon Cost Eyed By Industry
Companies developing hypersonic weapons are collaborating to explore reducing their cost, a Leidos [LDOS] official said on Thursday. One of the arguments against hypersonic missiles has been their cost—at least […]
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SpaceFirst Next-Gen OPIR GEO Satellite Finishes Environmental Testing, Lockheed Martin Says
The first of two Lockheed Martin [LMT] Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) missile warning satellites has completed thermal vacuum and acoustic testing at the company’s […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Looks to Cloud for Command and Control of Counterspace Systems
A new Space Electromagnetic Warfare Operating Location (SEWOL) effort aims to reduce the number of personnel required to jam adversary systems, according to U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s combat […]