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Opinion
The Need for a Level Playing Field in the Race for Space
There is little doubt that activities in space will be crucial to the future economic wellbeing of humans, apart from important scientific and other discoveries. Future economic growth — from […]
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Government/Military
NROL-167 Launch Another Step in NRO Proliferated Constellation
The NROL-167 mission launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., is a step toward what the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is calling “the U.S. […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman and Boeing’s Millennium Receive Missile Defense Satellite Awards
Northrop Grumman and Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems on Wednesday received U.S. Space Force (USSF) missile defense awards of nearly $1.8 billion and $386 million, respectively. The almost $1.8 billion award […]
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Launch
SpaceX Nabs $744M in New National Security Space Launch Task Orders
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) last Friday awarded SpaceX task orders worth $733.6 million to launch spacecraft for the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) […]
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Launch
Firefly Aerospace to Launch True Anomaly’s Spacecraft for VICTUS HAZE
True Anomaly on Thursday said it has selected Firefly Aerospace to launch its Jackal spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force’s VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission expected to occur no later […]
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Government/Military
NATO Surveys the Space Capabilities of Member Nations
As the five step North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Planning Process (NDPP) wends its way over the next year to assigning quantitative space system targets to the alliance’s 32 […]
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Government/Military
Millennium Space Completes PDR for FOO Fighter Constellation
Boeing subsidiary Millennium Space Systems in El Segundo, California said on Monday that it has finished preliminary design review (PDR) of the company’s Low Earth Orbit Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO […]
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Government/Military
Impulse Space Nabs $35M US Space Force Contract for 2 TacRS Missions
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Thursday awarded Impulse Space a $34.5 million contract for two tactically responsive space (TacRS) missions in 2026 for space domain awareness and […]
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Opinion
AI at the Space Edge: Vital to All Defense Modernization
The defense landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by rapid technological advancements. Small satellites and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the forefront of this transformation, not as tools for […]
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Technology
Apex SN1 Satellite, Launched in March, Has Anduril Payload
Anduril Industries is teaming with Los Angeles-based Apex to help bring Anduril’s philosophy of mass produced, high tech aircraft, ships, and land systems to space. “We recognize as a company that space has […]
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Opinion
Space and Sustainability: Building a Future in Two Dimensions
Sustainability has become a critical focus across industries, and the space sector is no exception. As our reliance on space grows, so does the need to address the sustainability of […]
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Opinion
Countries Move to Address D2D Spectrum in Regulatory Policy
In a column in 2022, I shared some thoughts on the lack of national regulatory frameworks addressing direct-to-device (D2D) at the time. Later in 2023, I commented that given the […]
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Finance
How Do Space Investors See the Outlook for Space Sustainability?
Alison Perez, a venture capitalist, is always on the hunt for the next transformational technology solution. And lately, it’s the solutions that address sustainability in space that are piquing the […]
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Launch
New Rockets Represent a Window of Opportunity for Access to Space
July 11 was a bad day for SpaceX. For the first time since 2015, its Falcon 9 rocket failed to deliver its payload into orbit. After a flawless launch from […]
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Government/Military
Astranis, Axient, L3Harris, and Sierra Space to Begin Design of Resilient GPS
Astranis, Axient, L3Harris Technologies, and Sierra Space are to submit design concepts for the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) to U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) to launch up to eight R-GPS satellites […]
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People
Boeing Defense Chief Leaving, as Ortberg Aims to ‘Restore Trust’ of DoD Buyers
Ted Colbert, the head of Boeing‘s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) segment for more than two years, is leaving the company amid significant profitability worries, competition from startup defense firms […]
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Government/Military
SDA Reports Optical Link Success with SpaceX, York Space PWSA Satellites
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Space Development Agency (SDA) continues to advance the communications capabilities of its first batch of satellites on orbit as part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), […]
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Imagery and Sensing
NGA Selects 10 Vendors to Compete Under $290M Luno A Global Monitoring Program
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) selected 10 companies to compete for task orders under a potential five-year, $290 million contract seeking commercial data and analytic services that monitor and assess […]
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Government/Military
NGA Launches Accreditation Pilot for GEOINT AI Models
Amid popular, and some military, concern about the timely accuracy and applicability of artificial intelligence (AI), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is launching a pilot program for accrediting geospatial intelligence […]
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Government/Military
Stoke Space Nabs Small DIU Contract to Prototype Cargo Delivery
Stoke Space received a $4.5 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype a commercial point-to-point cargo delivery solution to, through, and from space for defense applications, the […]
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Opinion
Overcoming Landing Rights Issues to Expand Access to Satellite
Imagine you are a European satellite operator looking to sell your capacity and land signals into a given region or territory. You’ve got the necessary ground segment and orbital resources […]
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Tech Focus Report
Scalable Solid-State Amplifiers
While most of the satcom world’s attention continues to be focused on creating hardware and solutions for higher frequency ranges, such as Ka, Q, V and more, a critical, but […]
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Tech Focus Report
Achieving Agility in Satellite Manufacturing
Aerospacelab is using an industry-leading approach to vertical integration that is reducing the time and cost of manufacturing satellites. By using standardized parts to build customized satellites, the company’s Versatile […]
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Opinion
UK Space Regulatory Review 2024: Navigating Legal Certainty in the Age of Space Innovation
The space sector is brimming with potential, stimulated by advancements in technology, expanded international partnerships, and increased awareness of the benefits of accessing space. The growth of the lunar economy, […]
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Opinion
5 Years of SpaceX Rideshare Missions: The Spoils of Monopoly
Five years after launching its Transporter program, SpaceX now enjoys a monopoly on smallsat rideshare with heavy launchers, with the lowest price point on the market and an average launch […]
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Government/Military
European Space Startups Grapple With Red Tape on the Path to Growth
The European space startup scene has been going strong in the past few years despite global financial headwinds. But accessibility of growth-stage funding and too much red tape remains an […]
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Technology
Leveraging AI in Space: Experts Assess the Impact on the Defense and Space Domain
Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) disruptive potential has consumed the terrestrial world, especially with the arrival of large language models like ChatGPT that are rewriting the nature of work and what’s possible […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Agrees to Acquire Terran Orbital for Less Than Original Proposal
Lockheed Martin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital in a $450 million deal based on enterprise value, a bargain versus the $606 million unsolicited proposal […]
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Finance
Redwire to Acquire Hera Systems, Adding to Spacecraft Portfolio
Redwire Corp. on Wednesday evening said it has agreed to acquire Hera Systems in a deal that will add additional spacecraft options to its portfolio, including satellites for Geostationary Orbit (GEO). […]





























