Quantum Space has completed their Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) for the firm’s upcoming Ranger Prime mission, marking a key milestone toward the projected June of 2026 launch from Vandenberg Space […]
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SpaceX set to launch SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C on Wednesday from California
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, October 15 at 4:03 p.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 data transport mission to low-Earth orbit from […]
Critical UK satellites to be defended from laser threats
The UK is investing in sensors that will help protect satellites crucial to the UK’s economy and security from adversarial lasers, according to UK Space Command (UKSC). British businesses, emergency […]
York Space Systems establishes 1st contact + confirms health of all 21 satellites launched for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission
York Space Systems (York) has received first contact and has confirmed the healthy status of all 21 satellites launched on September 10 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in support of […]
BlackSky wins next phase of U.S. Navy Optical inter-satellite link research contract to advance Gen-3 comms for military ops
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to further develop optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal apps for its Gen-3 constellation. […]
Launch Update: York Space Systems + Space Development Agency (SDA)
York Space Systems (York) has successfully deployed and made contact with the Dragoon mission, a contract executed under an accelerated timeline for the Space Development Agency (SDA). The satellite launched […]
Rocket Lab completes CDR for SDA’s T2TL-Beta constellation
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB), successfully completed the firm’s Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 […]
Maxar awarded contract by NGA to deliver AI-powered object detection services
Maxar Intelligence has been awarded Delivery Order 01 under the Luno A program by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This award is focused on delivering commercial analytic services, specifically, automated […]
General Atomics awarded USSF contract for Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal Program
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) for Phase 2 of the Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. […]
USSF strengthens missile warning mission with FORGE Enterprise OPIR solution award
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Solution (EOS) contract to SciTec, Inc.—the $259 million award […]