January 16, 2025
 

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In This Issue: Space Startups Need Bridges, Not Barriers, to Work With the DoD | NGA Selects 13 Companies for Luno B Program for GEOINT Data | Firefly Aerospace and ispace Lunar Landers Are On the Way to the Moon | US Space Force Awards Slingshot Aerospace $2M Contract | C-COM Satellite Systems Suspends Dividend to Focus on Growth
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Space Startups Need Bridges, Not Barriers, to Work With the DoD
It’s hard to believe it’s been over three years since I retired from active duty after 34 years in the U.S. Air Force. In that……[continued]
Government/Military
NGA Selects 13 Companies for Luno B Program for GEOINT Data
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) selected 13 companies to provide geospatial intelligence under the Luno B contract, the agency announced Wednesday.  Luno B is an……[continued]
Launch
Firefly Aerospace and ispace Lunar Landers Are On the Way to the Moon
Two separate lunar landers built by commercial companies are now on the way to the Moon after a SpaceX launch early Wednesday morning.  SpaceX launched……[continued]
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US Space Force Awards Slingshot Aerospace $2M Contract for GPS Jamming and Spoofing Detection
Slingshot Aerospace was awarded $1.9 million from the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to develop Slingshot’s GPS jamming and spoofing detection for……[continued]
Technology
C-COM Satellite Systems Suspends Dividend to Focus on Growth
C-COM Satellite Systems (C-COM) is to suspend dividends and prioritize investing in the commercialization of its Ka-band electronically steered antenna (ESA). The Canadian company will……[continued]
Launch
ICYMI: SpaceX Launches 131 Payloads to LEO in its 12th Rideshare Mission
SpaceX launched 131 payloads on the Transporter-12 mission to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Jan. 14. This was SpaceX’s first rideshare mission of 2025.  The Falcon……[continued]
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