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Military Space USA 2021
SMi Group are proud to announce the return of the 2nd annual Military Space USA Conference and Exhibition taking place at the Renaissance Hotel, Los Angeles, on the 7th–9th June.
With the US DoD pushing the acquisition of the next generat…
Space Force to stand up three major commands, lower echelons to be called ‘deltas’
The three major commands are Space Operations Command, Space Systems Command and Space Training and Readiness Command.
Griffin’s departure stirs questions about the future of the Space Development Agency
Griffin’s resignation leaves the SDA without a major advocate inside the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
SMC commander impressed by ‘technical maturity’ of newly developed U.S. rockets
Thompson: 'What I'm seeing right now across the launch industrial base is a lot of goodness.'
ManTech gets $20 million contract extension for Space Force launch systems engineering
SMC awarded a six-month extension while it reviews bids for launch systems engineering and integration services.
Space Force to get deeper insight into inner workings of SpaceX commercial launches
The $8.9 million "fleet surveillance" contract gives the Space Force a closeup view of SpaceX commercial launches.
RAND finds risk in Air Force plan to support two launch companies
Senior analyst Bonnie Triezenberg: "The Air Force needs to think about how they can maximize the number of U.S. suppliers."
Space and Missile Systems Center releases RAND study of space launch market
SMC: “The study confirms the heavy lift launch market is unlikely to support more than two U.S. launch providers in the long term."
To keep building rockets during pandemic, ULA had to ‘help the small guys’
Tory Bruno: “A big thing when this started was that we had to be all over our supply chain."
U.S. Space Force deploying surveillance telescope in Australia
The telescope was designed to track and identify debris and satellites more than 22,000 miles above Earth.
Palantir to provide data and software services to U.S. Space Force
The contract is for a project called Kobayashi Maru, an effort to replace decades-old space command-and-control systems with modern software apps.
Space Force reviewing bids for 10-year launch systems engineering contract
ManTech in 2010 received a 10-year contract for launch systems engineering and integration, and the job is now being re-competed.
Space industry consortium concerned about financial health of small businesses
The Space Enterprise Consortium could consider increasing opportunities for small businesses.
HASC Chairman: Space Force launch contracts should stay on schedule to help industrial base
Rep. Adam Smith said a delay in the award of national security space contracts could be harmful to suppliers.
Space Micro wins $3 million for laser communications terminal
The U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center awarded satellite component supplier Space Micro a $3 million contract for a laser communications terminal designed to transmit data at a rate of 100 gigabits per second.
