Blue Origin scores first major national security launch deal

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The committee cut $900 million from the Space Force’s proposed $29.6 billion budget

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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is interested in “commercial unclassified non-Earth imaging and associated analytics"

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LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a $1.245 million AFWERX contract.

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China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has been using a smaller spacecraft to test proximity operations, potentially even capturing the object.

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The company will develop 21-inch diameter solid rocket motors for the second stage of the Standard Missile 6

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DoD buys Starlink’s commercial internet service but also plans to acquire more than 100 ‘Starshield’ satellites that would be government-owned

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China’s human spaceflight agency announced the selection of 10 new astronauts Tuesday, aiming to bolster its spaceflight capabilities for future missions, including potential crewed lunar landings.

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Col. Eric Felt: Direct-to-cell services conceivably could enhance or replace dedicated narrowband satcom systems like the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)

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Contractors urged to "have a different mentality" on parts ordering

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The Space Rapid Capabilities Office plans to develop a next-generation ground system for military satellites

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Convincing customers to pay for Space Domain Awareness and Alt-PNT services over free alternatives remains a challenge.

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The U.S. Space Force, which is responsible for providing space domain awareness data for military operations, is currently refining its plan to leverage commercial innovations. 

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‘In the coming years, the Space Force will likely take additional steps toward a more distributed and proliferated approach for defense space capabilities’

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The agreement includes 15 firm launches as well as options for an additional 10 missions

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Taking cues from the Space Development Agency, the Space Force is rethinking its future satellite architecture

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The contract is for ground infrastructure, including a service center that supports DoD users of Iridium communications

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The Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO program ‘will provide opportunities for companies to gain valuable experience working with SDA on demonstration projects’

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After conducting market research, the Space Systems Command said ‘limiting competition to the Boeing Company and Northrop Grumman is justified’

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The timeline and outcome of France's decision whether to join Operation Olympic Defender could mold international space relations.

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The company aims to bring AI to space domain awareness

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The company said it performed successful hot fire tests of its Draper engine

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Sen. Roger Wicker argues that DoD must evolve its perception of the Space Force from an enabling service to one with ‘formidable offensive potential’

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The Spaceport Company received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to advance the development of a mobile, ocean-going launch platform

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