The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded a firm-fixed price, Other Transaction prototype agreement, with a total potential value of approximately $200 million, to York Space Systems of Denver, Colorado, […]
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SDA awards prototype agreement to Ball Aerospace to establish NExT
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded one, firm-fixed price, Other Transaction prototype agreement, with a total potential value of approximately $176 million, to Ball Aerospace of Broomfield, Colorado, for […]
Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) is now operational in Australia
Australia Defense Command, in collaboration with the United States Space Force (USSF), have achieved Initial Operational Capability to provide enhanced, space domain awareness (SDA). As announced at the 2012 Australia-United […]
SSC awards space and ground systems task and launch service orders for the VICTUS NOX mission
Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded two separate task orders for its upcoming Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, VICTUS NOX (Latin for “conquer the night”) — a responsive space operational […]
Space Systems Command is heading up the new tri-agency U.S. Combined Program Office to prevail against space threats
Space Systems Command (SSC) is leading a new, tri-agency, Combined Program Office (CPO) that is comprised of representatives from SSC, Space Development Agency (SDA) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). […]
TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer
Tesat-Spacecom (TESAT) recently completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the company’s Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs) for satellites as part of Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL). […]
L3Harris brings Maxar into their Tranche 1 Tracking Layer contract with the SDA for the design + production of 14 spacecraft
Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, announced on August 9th the firm had been selected by L3Harris Technologies for the design and production of 14 spacecraft platforms and associated support for […]
Lockheed Martin taking space-augmented JADO (Joint All-Domain Operations) from concept to orbit in 2023
To date, limited experiments on Earth show how space could potentially enhance Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO) — but that’s about to change quite significantly. In 2023, Lockheed Martin will launch […]
Space Domain Awareness to be advanced by SCOUT Space thru an SBIR AFWERX contract
SCOUT Space Inc. has been granted a Phase II SBIR contract through AFWERX, the Technology Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the innovation arm of the Department […]
UPDATE 2: Space Development Agency contracts for 28 satellite builds for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer — L3Harris statement — Northrop Grumman statement
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded two prototype agreements with a total potential value over $1.3 billion for the establishment of the Tranche 1 (T1) Tracking Layer, providing the […]