Space
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Receives Contract for Low-Cost, Rapid Deployment of Small Satellites
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has won a sole source, $22 million cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract through February, 2026 from U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for the Rapid On-orbit Space Technology Evaluation […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Prepares to Launch Two NRO Payloads in Next 11 Days
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [RKLB] said that it is ready for the scheduled July 12 launch of a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFuture Warfighting Concepts, Lessons from Ukraine to Figure in Air and Space Chiefs’ Discussion
The Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference this week in London will delve into future warfighting concepts harnessing artificial intelligence/machine learning for kinetic and command and control purposes; quantum computing; […]
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SpaceRocket Lab USA Establishes New Program to Accelerate Satellite Launching
Launch and space systems company Rocket Lab established a Responsive Space Program on Thursday that will open a direct line of communication with satellite operators to understand their mission requirements and then […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Takes Minority Stake In German Laser Communications Company Mynaric
Germany’s Mynaric [MYNA] on Wednesday said that L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has invested $11.6 million for a 7.2 percent stake in the company and makes Mynaric a preferred supplier of laser […]
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SpaceNorway’s Kongsberg to Acquire Smallsat Manufacturer NanoAvionics
Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is acquiring smallsat manufacturer NanoAvionics under a deal announced Tuesday, valuing NanoAvionics at 65 million euros ($67 million). Kongsberg will acquire 77% of the company, and […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Selects Airbus for SDA Satellite Platforms
Airbus will supply Northrop Grumman [NOC] with satellite platforms for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer award, the companies said Tuesday. The Airbus U.S. Space & Defense subsidiary will […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force and Virgin Orbit Launch First 7 of 44 Planned R&D Satellites
Under the Space Test Program (STP), the U.S. Space Force on July 2 launched seven DoD research and development satellites to low Earth orbit from Virgin Orbit’s [VORB] 747-based LauncherOne […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Launches NASA Capstone Mission to Unique Lunar Orbit
Rocket Lab launched the CAPSTONE mission for NASA early Tuesday morning, sending the spacecraft on a journey to a unique lunar orbit. CAPSTONE — Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment — is […]
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SpaceUS Space Force Establishes National Space Intelligence Center
The U.S. Space Force established the National Space Intelligence Centerin Dayton, Ohio on Friday, to provide intelligence and technical expertise in the space domain. NSIC is led by the Space Force’s newest unit, […]