Trump’s pick to lead NASA says the private sector has to lead the way in innovation

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The ongoing Ukraine conflict serves as a testing ground for space-based capabilities and as a laboratory for military adaptability

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The agreement grants Maxar exclusive rights to task, collect and distribute imagery from Satellogic’s high-revisit satellite constellation to support the U.S. government and international partners

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Brig. Gen. Mastalir: ‘We have to be prepared for spacecraft that are consistently maneuvering’

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Saltzman: 'Space has never been more vital to our nation, our national security, and its prosperity'

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The company is eyeing new military applications such as missile and hypersonic glide vehicle detection

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The ‘TacSat’ mission marks the second launch under Lockheed Martin's multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace.

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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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Gen. Michael Guetlein: ‘This new norm of behavior is very unsafe and unprofessional’

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The collaboration leverages Globalstar's low-Earth orbit satellite infrastructure and Parsons' signal processing technology

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The company won a $2.9M Space Force contract to study the company’s capabilities to image clouds and theater weather

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Umbra sees larger procurements on the horizon as the NRO ramps up plans to integrate commercial SAR imaging into its operations

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In the complex world of military reorganization, few initiatives have generated as much debate in recent years as the U.S. Space Force, created during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. When […]

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The contracts will support facility improvements at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division in Maryland

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Company executives say the system is more resilient than many realize

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The Air Force Research Laboratory will leverage Varda Space’s reentry capsules to test various payloads

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

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‘The U.S. government's largest-ever satellite constellation continues to grow’

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NASA-funded technology aims to solve lunar power challenges

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This latest award brings Raytheon's total OCX contract value to nearly $4.5 billion since the program's inception in 2010

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The company won a $5.3 million contract with options for four additional years, bringing the potential total value to $13.3 million

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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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‘We're going to see more budgets moving from traditional programs of record into the newer space community’

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The third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites launched in August were the first in Maxar’s history to be deployed in mid-inclination orbit

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