Space
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Selects Northrop Grumman For Space Refueling Standard And Tanker
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday said its Passive Refueling Module (PRM) has been selected by Space Systems Command (SSC) as the first refueling interface standard to refuel satellites in space […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards $877 Million Contract for Sounding Rocket Program-4
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Kirtland AFB, N.M. site has awarded Kratos Defense‘s [KTOS] space and missile defense division, L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace business, and […]
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SpaceFirefly Added As Launch Provider For NRO
Fledgling launch vehicle manufacturer Firefly Aerospace last week said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has selected the company to provide the company’s Alpha rocket under a potential $700 million contract […]
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SpaceNGA Awards $794 Million R&D Contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) said on Jan. 26 that it has awarded a $794 million umbrella contract to Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH], Lockheed Martin [LMT], Fairfax, Va.-based Reinventing Geospatial, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAlbedo Raises $35 Million With Booz Allen Investment
Albedo raised a $35 million Series A-1 financing round announced on Tuesday to launch the company’s first operational satellite to collect ultra-high resolution imagery. These funds bring Albedo’s total funding […]
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SpaceGuetlein: ‘Reconstitution’ Can Trip Up Tactically Responsive Space
While the U.S. Space Force is interested in alternate positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems to alleviate the risk of an adversary or other disruption of GPS, the service’s tactically […]
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SpacePentagon, Taking Cue from Industry, Examining Satellite Refueling
The Pentagon is interested in leveraging industry work on concepts for refueling satellites in space, a DoD official said on Jan. 17. The concept of dynamic space operations is “realistic […]
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SpaceMynaric Selected for Phase 2 of DARPA Space-BACN Program
Mynaric will participate in Phase 2 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Space-BACN program, the company said Tuesday. Mynaric previously participated in Phase 0 and Phase 1 of the program. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUp to $2.5 Billion Awarded for SDA Tranche 2, Tracking Layer Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Jan. 16 that it has awarded contracts worth up to $2.5 billion to three companies for 54 infrared sensor-equipped satellites […]
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Intelligence CommunityLUNO A Geospatial-Intelligence Contract Will Be Worth $290 Million, NGA Says
Due to significant demand under an existing contract for geospatial-intelligence (GEOINT) data to analyze visible economic indicators, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) plans to award a new contract for commercial […]