The U.S. Space Force released a revised draft solicitation for the next round of national security launch contracts, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3.
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The latest U.S. military budget goes all-in on the notion that resilience will be a core feature of space programs.
SpiderOak demonstrates cybersecurity software on orbit
Cybersecurity specialist SpiderOak reported successful on-orbit testing June 22 of its OrbitSecure software running on a Ball Aerospace payload.
Space Forge names manager for U.S. manufacturing operations
Space Forge will flesh out its U.S. strategy with the help of Andrew Parlock, the U.K.-based startup’s new managing director for U.S. manufacturing operations.
The next space race starts at our spaceports
As multiple new rockets move towards testing and some to operations, America’s limited number of coastal spaceports have become the choke point. We must increase the productivity of our existing launch sites in a non-linear fashion to keep up.
Air Force navigation satellite experiment applying lessons from GPS
The U.S. Air Force Navigation Technology Satellite-3 — a flight experiment seven years in the making — is undergoing final tests ahead of a projected 2024 launch.
U.S. military buying SES mPower satcom services under new NATO agreement
The U.S. Space Force in its 2024 budget allocated $59 million to buy satellite communications services from SES’ new broadband constellation in medium Earth orbit known as O3b mPower.
Space Force procurement command rebrands commercial space office
The Space Systems Command, a Los Angeles-based organization responsible for developing and buying space technologies for the U.S. military, is rebranding the commercial services office it established a year ago.
A NASA budget under stress
Numbers can be deceiving, and budget numbers especially so. When the White House released its 2024 budget proposal March 9, it included $27.2 billion for NASA, 7.1% more than what […]
Space Force to propose plan to acquire high-capacity satellite communications
In an effort to keep up with the ever-increasing demands of U.S. military services, the Space Force will propose a new plan to acquire high-capacity satellite communications.