Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency: ‘We need the flight software for our satellites to be written in the U.S.’

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Infleqtion got an $11 million contract to speed up development of a rack-mounted atomic clock

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Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, head of Space Systems Command: ‘We're realizing there are true industrial base concerns’

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Concerns include single-source supplies and financial influence from ‘adversarial’ foreign entities or countries

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Refueling in orbit remains the most compelling service but more advanced services like component replacement or payload repairs have not yet won military buy-in

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The satellite, which covers the Americas, is now supporting the Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 and the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment

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Director Chris Scolese said the NRO and DoD are resolving data integration issues as more satellites are deployed

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The Space Security and Defense Program is doing market research on advanced space domain awareness technologies available in the 2030-2040 timeframe

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'The defense tech industry as a whole is at a crossroads'

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Pentagon initiatives to integrate innovations from the commercial space sector remain a topic of heated debate

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Defense Science Board report: DoD should accelerate adoption of commercial space technologies

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The office is particularly interested in responses from companies and lenders working in 31 component areas identified in the 2024 NDAA

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DoD's 2024 Arctic strategy recommends investments in space-based capabilities to enhance communications, intelligence gathering and monitoring activities.

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The U.S. Indo-Pacific command plans to procure a wide spectrum of commercial data and AI-fueled analytics

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A DoD review identified the command and launch segment as a primary driver of cost growth.

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Watchdog agency says DoD remains ‘alarmingly slow in delivering new and innovative weapon system capabilities, even as national security threats continue to evolve’

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DoD official John Hill: "SpaceX has been very cooperative with the entire United States government and the government of Ukraine."

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The startup is developing a reusable capsule to store supplies in orbit and deliver them anywhere on Earth on demand

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The company was selected a year ago to receive funding through the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program

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The recent release of Defense Department and Space Force strategic blueprints for the use of commercial space technologies has been met with cautious optimism by the industry.

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ULA remains confident it will launch Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane by October

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John Plumb: Russia's potential development of a nuclear weapons for space is “egregious”

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Departing Assistant Secretary of Defense John Plumb addresses discord over military access to satellite data

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb said more studies are needed to assess the potential impact of a nuclear detonation in space

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