Space
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force and Space Force Conduct Test of Unarmed Minuteman III
The Air Force’s Global Strike Command and U.S. Space Force on June 4 launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with one re-entry vehicle. The test is part […]
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SpaceSDA Offering Non-Traditional Defense Contractors Chance To Bid On Rapid On-Orbit Prototypes
The Space Development Agency (SDA) last Friday released a new solicitation designed to give non-traditional defense contractors an opportunity to compete to provide satellites for on-orbit mission demonstrations and experimentation. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUrsa Major Begins Proving Out New Liquid Engine For Hypersonic Applications
Engine developer and manufacturer Ursa Major has hot-fired its new Draper liquid engine dozens of times since the first test in early March, a strong early endorsement of the performance […]
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SpaceDIU Awards The Spaceport Company Small Contract To Demonstrate At Sea Rocket Launch
The Spaceport Company (TSC) on Tuesday said it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to conduct a prototype launch this year from a sea-based vessel […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Limits PTS-R Field to Boeing and Northrop Grumman
Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are in the running for a U.S. Space Force cost reimbursement contract this December to develop and build two Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Resilient (PTS-R) […]
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SpaceNSSA Urges Significant Boost to Fiscal 2025 Funding for Space Force
The National Security Space Association (NSSA) is urging a significant boost to the U.S. Space Force fiscal 2025 budget request of $29.4 billion–a $600 million decrease from last year’s request. […]
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SpaceSpace Force Awards Six Companies Study Contracts for ASTRO-E
The U.S. Space Force has awarded small study contracts to six companies to examine improvements to space testing training infrastructure under the Advanced Space Technology for Range Operations-Electromagnetic Range (ASTRO-E) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyiDirect Nabs DIU Contract To Mitigate 5G Interference With Satellite Communication
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Tuesday said it awarded a contract to iDirect Government to prototype the company’s technology to mitigate signal interference by 5G radio frequency spectrum on […]
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SpaceTexas and U.K. Second and Third DARC Sites
The U.S. Space Force’s first site for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) is to start operations in Exmouth in the Western Australian Outback in 2026, and a top […]
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SpaceSen. Warren Pressing DoD to Help Nix Russian Use of Starlink
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants a forthcoming DoD contract renewal with SpaceX for Starlink in Ukraine to have provisions to help nix Russian black market-enabled use of the communications service. […]