Mr. Steve Nixon, the President of the SmallSat Alliance, has forwarded this message to members of his organization, supporters and industry enthusiasts… “One of the key elements of the Hybrid […]
U.S. Space Force
U.S. Space Force To Acquire U.S. Army + U.S. Navy SATCOM Mission Areas
The Chief of Space Operations has announced the transfer of U.S. Army and U.S.Navy satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility to the U.S. Space Force. Space Force General John […]
Space Systems Command Awards Million$$ Contract To Sev1Tech For DTaaS Capability
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Cross-Mission Ground & Communications Enterprise (ECX) has awarded a cost-plus fixed fee contract totaling $47.5 million to Sev1Tech LLC of Woodbridge, Virginia. […]
SOCOM Awards Space Micro $1.65+ Million For Space ISR Payload
Space Micro Inc. was selected by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida for the development of an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) […]
AFRL Invites New Science, Technology Ideas Through Air Force, Space Force Tech Connect
Author: Bryan Ripple, Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs On behalf of the Department of the Air Force, as one laboratory supporting two services, the Air Force Research Laboratory has […]
Astra’s LV0006 Launch Vehicle Continues To Liftoff Despite One Main Engine Shutting Down
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) has conducted a test launch of their launch vehicle, LV0006. The launch vehicle lifted off at 3:35PM PT on Saturday, August 28, 2021. One […]
USSF Assigns Advanced Batteries Contract To CAMX
CAMX Power LLC (CAMX) has signed a $1.7 million contract with the United States Space Force (USSF) to develop, fabricate and deliver, in 18 months, high energy, long-life, 18650 format […]
USSF’s Next Gen OPIR Program Completes Block 0 GEO Space Vehicle CDR
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program, successfully passed a major milestone, completing its Block 0 Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Space Vehicle Critical Design […]
USSF’s Next-Gen OPIR, Block 0 GEO Missile Warning Satellites Pass Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s Sensor Payload CDR
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of their competitive sensor payload design for the U.S. Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared […]
USSF Awards OSP-4 Contract To Smallsat Launch Providers
The U.S. Space Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program Office, a part of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has announced […]