In collaboration with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, DARPA recently released the Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO) solicitation. The LASSO program aims to develop technologies to support significantly increasing the […]
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AFRL awards Ursa Major $28.6 million contract for responsive space, hypersonic + on-orbit propulsion
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards AFB, California, has awarded Ursa Major a $28,565,857 firm-fixed price contract for responsive space, hypersonic, and on-orbit propulsion. This […]
Satellites face growing security risks from Russia and China with 10,000+ incidents per year
A new, 316-page report released by the Secure World Foundation reveals a growing global race to develop counterspace capabilities—Russia and China are leading a surge in tactics that include jamming, […]
IAF To Get Pseudo Satellites, Army Missile System
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to acquire advanced “pseudo satellites,” officially known as High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), while the Indian Army will induct a new batch of Very […]
Terran Orbital selected by USSF for $237 million STEP 2.0 smallsat buses contract
Terran Orbital Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Space Force as one of 12 companies awarded a position on the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract. This 10-year, […]
SSC’s Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 to bolster USSF spacecraft procurement—12 companies selected
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Department of Defense (DOD) Space Test Program (STP) office is paving the way to procure full lifecycle solutions for Science & […]
USSF proves national missile warning architecture resilience achieving SBIRS Survivable Endurable Evolution Operation Acceptance
The Strategic Missile Warning Ground and Integration Acquisition Delta at Space Systems Command, in partnership with Space Operation Command’s Mission Delta 4, achieved Operational Acceptance for the Space Based Infrared […]
Russian satellite tumbling out of control
A Russian satellite, Cosmos 2553, is tumbling out of control and posing a danger for other orbiting craft. Satellite observation specialist LeoLabs has reported that the “anti-satellite weapon” launched into […]
GA-ASI delivers MQ-9A Block 5 extended range UAS to the USMC
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) delivered an MQ-9A Reaper® Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC)—this new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered […]
API Gateway to boost USSF space superiority through enhanced data access
U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a $2.9 million contract to Raft LLC for the development of an Application Programming Interface (API) Gateway through the Space […]