The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded four contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International Inc., General Atomics, and Viasat to develop space laser communication terminal prototypes as […]
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SSC awards 3 contracts for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA). The base Indefinite […]
Boeing and Northrop Grumman competing for Space Force Program
Aerospace giants Boeing and Northrop Grumman have each been selected by the United States Space Force – the sixth and newest branch of the United States military – to develop […]
Iridium awarded 5 year contract by USSF’s SSC
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has been awarded a new five year contract by the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command‘s Commercial Space Office (COMSO) for Enhanced Mobile Satellite […]
True Anomaly awarded USSF contract to further space domain security in Space Domain
True Anomaly, Inc. has been awarded a $1.6 million, Direct-to-Phase II contract by SpaceWERX focused on Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS). Under this contract, the company will be tasked to address […]
Space Systems Command awards million$$ to Starfish Space Inc.
Space Systems Command (SSC) recently awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract to build, launch, and operate an Otter satellite vehicle for a first-of-its-kind docking mission […]
SSC’s EPS-R program completes factory confidence test
Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) recently completed Factory Confidence Tests (FCT) on both the first and second payloads in March and April of 2024, respectively. The completion […]
Agile Space Industries to provide propulsion capability for True Anomaly’s space operations
Agile Space Industries will be providing advanced propulsion technology for a variant of True Anomaly’s Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle (AOV). Space security and sustainability missions require True Anomaly’s Jackal AOV […]
SSC’s OPIR Polar Program completes space vehicle CDR
Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully passed a major milestone, completing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) Space Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) on April 25, 2024. This […]
SSC achieves operational acceptance of OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) on FORGE
Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing program executive office, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, has delivered the first of two software deliveries to operations in […]