Space
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards Northrop Grumman $341 Million for Space Awareness Radar
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $341 million contract to develop, test, and deliver a Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) for space […]
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SpaceU.S. and Allies Release Blueprint for Responsible Behaviors by Nations in Space
The United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom on Feb. 22 released a “Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031” to encourage responsible behaviors by nations […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Seeks Industry Input on Cyber Protection Exercises for Space Systems
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is looking for industry input on live and virtual exercises to improve cyber protections for space systems. Last month, U.S. Air Force […]
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SpaceSpace Acquisition Discipline, Smaller Satellites Needed, Calvelli Says
Frank Calvelli, the Biden administration’s nominee as the first assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Feb. 17 […]
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Missile DefenseSpace Sensors Most Significant Challenge in Hypersonic Defense, CSIS Report Says
Developing space sensors for detection and tracking is the most significant challenge for the budding U.S. hypersonic missile defense effort, according to a new Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
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Air ForceCongress Must Pass Defense Spending Bill Quickly, Air Force Association Tells Hill Leaders
While Congress looks to have another month to agree to fiscal 2022 appropriations bills, which will likely bundle in a package, including the defense spending bill, leaders of the Air […]
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SpaceL3Harris Awarded Contract for Work on Space Domain Awareness Project for U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force recently selected L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to integrate a space domain awareness project called ATLAS. ATLAS — Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System — is a project that began in […]
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SpaceNRO Launches First Mission of 2022, Reconnaissance Payload on Reusable Falcon 9 Rocket
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Feb. 2 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the NROL-87 reconnaissance mission–the first launch of the year for NRO and the first aboard […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Operationalizes Warp Core, Moving Toward ATLAS for Space Domain Awareness
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is operationalizing Palantir Technologies’ [PLTR] Warp Core tech stack, as the service moves toward fielding L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) for […]
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SpaceUSSF Launches Fifth and Sixth GSSAPs after Five-Month Delay
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman [NOC] Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas […]