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Space Force Looking to Promote CIC Data Sharing with NRO

Space Force Looking to Promote CIC Data Sharing with NRO
The U.S. Space Force said that collaboration among the service and two companies in its Commercial Integration Cell--SpaceX and Maxar Technologies--aided in the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster carrying two WorldView Legion satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., on May 2, 2024 (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force is looking to increase data sharing among the service's Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) commercial contractors. The number of companies in the CIC has increased to 17 from 10 two and a half years ago. Those companies include SpaceX, Maxar Technologies, Eutelsat Communications S.A.'s Eutelsat America Corp., EchoStar Corp.'s [SATS] Hughes Network Systems, Viasat Inc. [VSAT] and Viasat-owned Inmarsat, Intelsat Ltd.’s Intelsat General Communications, Iridium Communications Inc. [IRDM], SES Space & Defense,…

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