Space
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Conducting Critical Design Reviews for MGUE Increment 2
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has finished the first of three critical design reviews for the planned Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2. L3Harris [LHX], Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and BAE Systems have received […]
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SpaceInternational Space Traffic Management Organization Needed, According to RAND Study
Space traffic management (STM) is nearing “a tipping point” and key space nations need to establish an international space traffic management organization (ISTMO) to deconflict such traffic, and such nations […]
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SpaceCislunar a Longer Term Focus for U.S. Space Command
U.S. Space Command, the operational side of U.S. military space, is looking at the cislunar environment as a longer term focus, as the command discusses novel concepts for low Earth […]
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Business/FinancialAirbus Ventures Invests In U.S. Hypersonic Rocket Company Venus Aerospace
Venus Aerospace on Wednesday said that Airbus Ventures has joined the company’s team of investors, providing additional fuel to move its new rocket engine from the lab to the prototype […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command to Expand Commercial Integration Cell
The U.S. Space Command plans to expand its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., beyond the 10 companies in the CIC–an expansion that may aid DoD […]
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Air ForceGPS M-Code Receiver Fielding Timelines in HASC Mirror
The House Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces panel wants DoD to provide quarterly updates on the fielding of GPS military code (M-code) receivers until the latter achieve full operational capability […]
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SpaceHASC Panel Lauds Use Of Commercial Remote Sensing; Wants More
Defense Department-based intelligence agencies are taking advantage of commercial remote sensing capabilities, a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel says, adding it wants these and other DoD components to make […]
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SpaceSen. Brown Throws Ohio’s Hat in Ring for U.S. Space Command HQ
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and seven House members from Ohio are advising the Biden administration and DoD to choose Wright-Patterson AFB as the permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command. “Should […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Assigns 12 Phase 2 NSSL Missions–6 Each for SpaceX, ULA
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has assigned 12 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA)–six for each provider–under the fiscal 2023 […]
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Business/FinancialLaunch Vehicle Company Firefly Aerospace Acquires Space Services Firm Spaceflight
Firefly Aerospace, which is developing space launch vehicles, on Thursday said it has acquired Spaceflight Inc., a space services company that offers rideshares for satellites on different launch vehicles and […]
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