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- DoD seeks innovations in small-satellite propulsion SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2024 The Defense Innovation Unit issued a solicitation for proposals on electrospray thrusters
- NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launch NASA · 25 Sep 2024 NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of Defense during a launch window that runs 1:45 to 6:30 p.m. EDT each day from Sept. 26 to...
- U.S. military satellites built by York Space demonstrate optical communications in orbit SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2024 York is the second satellite provider for SDA to demonstrate in-space communications using Tesat terminals, following a previous demonstration by SpaceX.
- Growing pains in U.S. military’s satellite revolution SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2024 In the high-stakes arena of military space technology, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency is attempting to rewrite the rulebook with a mesh network of interconnected satellites in low-Earth
- NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program NASA · 5 Sep 2024 NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have signed an interagency agreement to collaborate on a satellite servicing demonstration in geosynchronous Earth orbit, where hundreds of satellites provid...
- SpaceX satellites with Tesat terminals achieve first laser data exchange for U.S. military SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 This marks the first time that satellites built for the Space Development Agency demonstrate laser communications in space using optical terminals compliant with military standards
- General Dynamics secures $491 million contract extension from Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 The new contract nearly doubles General Dynamics' agreement for satellite ground systems to nearly $900 million through 2029
- Terran Orbital, York Space win U.S. military satellite contracts SpaceNews · 16 Aug 2024 The contracts worth $424 million were awarded by the Space Development Agency for 20 satellites for relay and tactical communications
- SDA is set to award satellite servicing contracts SpaceNews · 1 Aug 2024 LAS VEGAS – The Space Development Agency is preparing to award contracts to companies focused on satellite servicing. Through the contracts, SDA, which is part of the U.S. Space Force,
- CACI secures $450 million contract to support U.S. Space Command’s navigation warfare center SpaceNews · 31 Jul 2024 The Joint Navigation Warfare Center serves as the Department of Defense's center of excellence for navigation warfare
- New report examines Space Force agency’s ambitious satellite network program SpaceNews · 25 Jul 2024 The Aerospace Corporation in a report highlights the promise and potential pitfalls of the Space Development Agency's innovative satellite acquisition approach
- Scout Space selected for DARPA’s commercial tech initiative SpaceNews · 8 Jul 2024 Under the BRIDGES (Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems) program, DARPA will sponsor Scout for a facility clearance, providing access to classified work areas and networks
- Redwire Wins DARPA Contract for VLEO Satellite with Novel Propulsion The Launch Pad · 18 Jun 2024 Redwire Wins DARPA Contract for VLEO Satellite with Novel Propulsion
- Redwire wins contract for VLEO demonstration SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2024 Redwire announced a contract June 17 to serve as prime mission integrator for a DARPA satellite with a novel propulsion system for very low Earth orbit.
- Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA Selected for National Security Missions Space Scout · 15 Jun 2024 In an announcement on June 13th, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin were selected for the Department of Defense’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 program. All three providers are now eligible t...
- Defense Innovation Unit Awards The Spaceport Company Sea-Based Space Launch Demo Contract The Launch Pad · 10 Jun 2024 Defense Innovation Unit Awards The Spaceport Company Sea-Based Space Launch Demo Contract
- Collaborative Frontiers: Merging Commercial Tech with Space Force Strategy SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2024 In a recent statement, a senior Space Force official unveiled an ambitious plan for enhancing commercial partnerships to bolster the Department of Defense (DoD) space operations. This strategic initiative is
- SDA Urges Contractors to Diversify Satellite Supply Chain The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 SDA Urges Contractors to Diversify Satellite Supply Chain
- Space Development Agency calls on satellite builders to diversify suppliers SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2024 Contractors urged to "have a different mentality" on parts ordering
- The Satellite Breakup: Military’s Push to Go Small SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2024 Taking cues from the Space Development Agency, the Space Force is rethinking its future satellite architecture
- Slingshot unveils AI that spots satellite anomalies and potential bad actors SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2024 The AI tool named ‘Agatha’ was developed under a DARPA contract
- Space Development Agency opens door to new vendors with ‘HALO’ satellite program SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2024 The Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO program ‘will provide opportunities for companies to gain valuable experience working with SDA on demonstration projects’
- Sea-based launch startup scores $2.5 million Pentagon contract SpaceNews · 29 May 2024 The Spaceport Company received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to advance the development of a mobile, ocean-going launch platform
- Space Development Agency to procure dedicated ground system for missile defense experiments SpaceNews · 25 May 2024 The agency wants to deploy a "common, enduring ground infrastructure" for space-based missile detection and targeting experiments
- Why are the Department of Defense and Space Force talking about buying foreign space technology? SpaceNews · 22 May 2024 The United States Space Force Commercial Space Strategy reveals how the U.S. plans to leverage industry and European nations to keep pace with China
- Terran Orbital takes charge after switching propulsion suppliers on satellite program SpaceNews · 15 May 2024 Terran Orbital took a $13 million charge in its first quarter that the company blamed on problems with a supplier to deliver propulsion systems for a Space Development Agency program.
- Rocket Lab announces supplier agreements for military satellite project SpaceNews · 7 May 2024 The company revealed payload and ground systems subcontractors for its Space Development Agency satellite contract
- L3Harris scores payload contract for Millennium’s Foo Fighter missile tracking satellites SpaceNews · 2 May 2024 Millennium Space won a $414 million contract from the Space Development Agency to build eight satellites equipped with advanced infrared and optical sensors
- Millennium Space lands $414 million contract to build missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2024 The contract from the Space Development Agency is for the Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program
- Congress pushes DoD to deliver SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2024 A big budget boost for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) sends a loud, clear message.
- SpaceX launches weather satellite for the Department of Defense Teslarati · 16 Apr 2024 SpaceX successfully launched a new-generation weather satellite for the Department of Defense on Thursday, April 11th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in...
- DIU helps orchestrate Pentagon innovation enterprise SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2024 Q&A with Steve “Bucky” Butow, Defense Innovation Unit Space portfolio director.
- SDA tests communications network with Norway SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2024 COLORADO SPRINGS – The Space Development Agency is working closely with Norway to test the communications network underpinning its constellation. SDA is installing a radio-frequency antenna in northern Norway and
- L3Harris taps Mercury Systems to supply solid-state data recorders for missile-warning satellites SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2024 Mercury announced a $31 million contract to supply solid-state data recorders to L3Harris Technologies for U.S. Space Development Agency missile-warning satellites.
- Lawmakers cut $1 billion from Space Force’s 2024 budget request SpaceNews · 21 Mar 2024 The compromise bill gives a big boost to the Defense Innovation Unit
- Defense Innovation Unit awards three contracts for space logistics technologies SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2024 Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Spacebilt will demonstrate technologies sought by DoD for in-orbit mobility
- Pentagon’s innovation unit steps up role in Space Force’s responsive launch program SpaceNews · 19 Mar 2024 The Defense Innovation Unit sees broader benefits from investing in rapid launch capabilities alongside commercial partners
- Raytheon’s satellite contract with Space Development Agency being ‘reevaluated’ SpaceNews · 19 Mar 2024 SDA’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1 program will not include seven Raytheon-made satellites as originally planned
- Webinar Replay: SDA Director Derek Tournear SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2024 On Wednesday, March 6, 2024 an exclusive online event was held with Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency (SDA). In just half a decade, the SDA has been
- Space Development Agency marks five-year milestone The National · 13 Mar 2024 Once on the chopping block, SDA now has a $4.2 billion budget to build a satellite network of hundreds of satellites