Space
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Business/FinancialRocket Lab Closes $80 Million Acquisition Of SolAero
Rocket Lab USA [RKLB] this week said it has completed its $80 million cash acquisition of SolAero Holdings in a deal that adds scalable solar space power products to its […]
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SpaceNRO Awards Five Commercial Radar Contracts, Expects to Issue Next Commercial Focus Area Later This Year
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded five commercial radar contracts to Airbus‘ U.S. division; San Francisco-based Capella Space; Finland-based ICEYE’s U.S. division; Florida-based PredaSAR Corp.; and Santa Barbara-based Umbra […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Looks to Deliver Analysis of Alternatives on Space-Based GMTI in Late Spring
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) expects to complete an analysis of alternatives (AoA) of space-based ground moving target indication (GMTI) late this spring–an effort that the service has undertaken with […]
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SpaceDoD Needs to Accelerate Resilient Space Architecture Efforts, Space Policy Nominee Says
The Pentagon needs to accelerate efforts to build resilient satellite constellations to defend against anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, such as the one tested by Russia last November, John Plumb, the nominee […]
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SpaceSDA Building Satellite Operations Centers in Grand Forks, N.D., and Redstone Arsenal
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is building satellite operations centers at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as the agency prepares to issue a solicitation, possibly next week, […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Facing Increased Risk of Launch Problems, DoD IG Says
The U.S. Space Force is facing an increased risk of launch problems at its eastern range at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., and the western range at Vandenberg Space Force […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Asks Industry for Innovative Space Debris Mitigation and Removal Ideas
Through the Orbital Prime effort, the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) innovation arm–SpaceWERX–wants industry to submit innovative ideas by Feb. 17 for space debris mitigation and removal for objects as large […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Invests $5 Million In Satellite RF Monitoring Company HawkEye 360
Leidos [LDOS] on Thursday said it will make a strategic investment in HawkEye 360, a commercial provider of geospatial-intelligence (GEOINT) solutions based on radio frequency (RF) technology in a move […]
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CongressFalse Claims Act Update Aims to Tighten Loopholes, Increase Accountability for Defense Contractors
The False Claims Amendments Act of 2021, S. 2428, now before the Senate, aims to eliminate loopholes that, in some cases, may allow defense companies and other firms to avoid […]
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Business/FinancialVoyager Space Completes Acquisition Of Space Micro
Voyager Space on Wednesday said it has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Space Micro, a deal that adds capabilities in satellite communications, digital systems, and electro-optics sensors […]
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