Space
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Business/FinancialMaxar Gets A Premium In Private Equity Deal And Firepower To Boot
Maxar Technologies [MAXR] last Friday said it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Advent International for about $4 billion in cash, a $53 per share price […]
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SpaceSpace Delta 11 to Scale Up Training to Improve Satellite Protection, Function
In keeping with direction from Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 11 unit plans to scale up training in the next several years […]
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CongressHouse Committee Introduces Legislation to Clarify Federal Space Situational Awareness Roles
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics introduced legislation on Wednesday that would establish a civil space situational awareness (SSA) capability under the Department of Commerce. Currently, the U.S. Department […]
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SpaceNASA Finalizes $3.2B Deal with Boeing for SLS Rockets
NASA finalized a $3.2 billion contract with Boeing to manufacture the core and upper stages for future Space Launch System (SLS) rockets. The SLS rocket, which first launched in the Artemis I mission in […]
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SpaceGAO Report Highlights Federal Department/Agency Use of Commercial Imagery Bought By NRO and NGA
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlights the federal use of commercial imagery provided through the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Geospatial Agency (NGA) by eight of […]
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SpaceDefense Official Lays Out China’s Military Space Developments
China has launched 150 satellites so far this year to bring its total to 650 and is expected to develop an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon targeting geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) systems, […]
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SpaceSpaceX Debuts National Security Business Line Called Starshield
SpaceX is venturing into Earth observation (EO) and hosted payloads for national security use, with a new business line called Starshield. The company added a section to its website for […]
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Business/FinancialLMI Acquires Modeling And Simulation Firm Synaptech
The federal and defense consulting firm LMI on Thursday said it has acquired Synaptech in a deal that adds new capabilities in modeling and simulation software and also expands its […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Gives Go Ahead to Raytheon and Boeing Payload Designs for MEO Missile Tracking Competition
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has conducted two critical design reviews for Missile Track Custody (MTC) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Overhead Persistent Infrared Sensor (OPIR) payloads by […]
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SpaceCommercial Space Key for Domain Awareness, SPACECOM Commander Says
Commercial space is becoming key for DoD to detect, analyze and respond to threats, a top official said on Nov. 29. “As of today, we’ve got about 120 commercial mission […]