November 21, 2024
 

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In This Issue: Tournear: ‘Majority’ of DoD Systems Could Use SDA Acquisition Approach | FAA to Approve More Starship Launches from Texas After Test Flight | Evolving Launch and Delivery Infrastructure to Support an Expanding Space Economy | Speedcast Has Sold More than 10K Starlink Kits, Previews Starlink SLA | Iceye to Lead Industry Consortium for Finnish MoD F-35 Program 
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Tournear: ‘Majority’ of DoD Systems Could Use SDA Acquisition Approach
The commercial sector’s employment of firm, fixed price contracts — notably the approach of SpaceX founder and Trump insider Elon Musk — looks to upset……[continued]
Launch
FAA Moves to Approve More Starship Launches from Texas After Test Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is on the path to modify SpaceX’s license to authorize more Starship launches from SpaceX’s launch base in Texas.  The……[continued]
Podcast
Evolving Launch and Delivery Infrastructure to Support an Expanding Space Economy
In the latest episode in the Future Space Economy series, leaders from Rocket Lab, NASA, and Northrop Grumman explain how launch infrastructure is evolving to……[continued]
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Connectivity
Speedcast Has Sold More than 10K Starlink Kits, Previews Starlink SLA
Speedcast has sold more than 10,000 Starlink kits as an authorized integrator of SpaceX’s satellite internet service. Speedcast announced the milestone on Wednesday and previewed……[continued]
Government/Military
Iceye to Lead Industry Consortium for Finnish MoD F-35 Program
Iceye has been tapped to lead an industry consortium for the Finnish Ministry of Defense (MoD) F-35 fighter jet program. The consortium will develop advanced……[continued]
Cybersecurity
ICYMI: NRO Looks to Bolster Satellite Cyber Protection
RESTON, VIRGINIA — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is moving to a zero trust/defense in depth cyber protection schemata for the agency’s satellites, an NRO……[continued]
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