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• Redwire opens new facility in Virginia to support national security programs SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2024 The company is setting up shop in Chantilly, home to agencies like the National Reconnaissance Office, the Space Force's Commercial Space Office and the Space Development Agency
• AI company developing software to detect hypersonic missiles from space SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2024 EpiSci won a $1.6 million SBIR contract from the Space Development Agency
• SpaceX launches U.S. missile-defense satellites SpaceNews · 14 Feb 2024 The USSF-124 mission carried six small satellites: two for the Missile Defense Agency and four for the Space Development Agency.
• Space Force seen as the more agile branch to adopt new tech SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 The Defense Innovation Unit is backing a Space Force initiative to buy commercial satellite imagery directly from providers
• Space startup Aalyria demonstrates satellite mesh network SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 The company is working with the Defense Innovation Unit to create a “hybrid space architecture”
• DoD seeks less space classification, more collaboration with allies and commercial partners SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2024 The Department of Defense is pushing to lower classification barriers and forge closer partnerships with the commercial space industry, John Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said Jan. 17.
• Space Development Agency awards contracts worth $2.5 billion for missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 16 Jan 2024 The Space Development Agency announced Jan. 16 it selected L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space to build and operate 54 satellites equipped with infrared sensors.
• SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields SpaceNews · 15 Jan 2024 The Space Development Agency is gearing up for its next procurement of satellites for a military communications network known as the Transport Layer Tranche 2.
• Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2024 The Space Development Agency confirmed on Jan. 8 that it awarded Rocket Lab a $515 million contract to build and operate 18 spacecraft that will be part of a low Earth orbit network of military satellites.
• NASA and SDA optical campaigns could share terminals SpaceNews · 7 Jan 2024 NASA will determine whether the commercial terminals the Space Development Agency is adopting for satellite-to-satellite communications can also transmit data to Earth.
• Falcon Heavy launches USSF-52 spaceplane NASASpaceflight · 28 Dec 2023 As 2023 draws to a close, the US Department of Defense’s X-37B spaceplane returned to space on the OTV-7 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. USSF-52, the fifth Falcon Heavy flight of the year, and ninth overall,...
• To win the new space race, NASA and the DoD need to shift their collaboration into high gear SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2023 Military leaders argue that the Department of Defense must be more involved if the US is to win the new space race for a lunar outpost.
• L3Harris gets green light to produce 16 space-based hypersonic missile trackers SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2023 Defense contractor L3Harris announced Dec. 20 it has received approval from the Space Development Agency to move into production on 16 satellites designed to detect and monitor hypersonic missiles aimed at the U.S. or it...
• Launch Roundup: scrubs deny SpaceX its 100 Falcon launch goal; look to end the year with a 300th mission milestone NASASpaceflight · 19 Dec 2023 This week nearly saw two secret spaceplanes launched within days of each other. After ground systems concerns and then weather delays, the US Department of Defense’s X-37B vehicle had its OTV-7 launch on the Falcon Heavy...
• Space Development Agency aims high for 2024 after strong 2023 start SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 The Space Development Agency has set its sights on an ambitious launch schedule for 2024 following two successful launches this year.
• DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2023 DARPA has selected 14 companies, ranging from small startups to established aerospace corporations, to participate in a study on developing commercial lunar infrastructure.
• Defense Innovation Unit solicits new round of proposals for space network project SpaceNews · 29 Nov 2023 The Defense Innovation Unit issued a new solicitation for proposals from private companies for a project known as the Hybrid Space Architecture.
• Space Development Agency satellites in low Earth orbit successfully broadcast data SpaceNews · 28 Nov 2023 The Space Development Agency for the first time demonstrated space-to-ground data communications from low Earth orbit satellites launched earlier this year.
• Additional vendors selected for DoD’s low Earth orbit satellite services contract SpaceNews · 27 Nov 2023 The Defense Information Systems Agency on Nov. 22 published a request for proposals for low Earth orbit satellite-based services.
• Rocket Lab to launch hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2023 Rocket Lab announced a new mission for its suborbital launch vehicle — a 3D-printed hypersonic drone built by Australia’s Hypersonix for the U.S. Defense Department.
• SpaceRake wins $1.8 million in SDA funding for optical communications terminals SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2023 The Space Development Agency awarded SpaceRake, a Cambridge, Massachusetts startup, $1.8 million to develop miniature laser communications terminals.
• Pentagon space unit awards $1.3 billion in contracts to Northrop Grumman and York for 100 satellites CNBC · 30 Oct 2023 The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency on Monday announced about $1.3 billion in contracts to York Space and Northrop Grumman to build communications satellites.
• Space Development Agency awards Northrop Grumman $732 million contract for 38 satellites and support services SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2023 The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $732 million contract for 38 communications satellites that will be part of the U.S. military’s low Earth orbit space architecture.
• Space Force to begin procurement of missile-tracking satellites for medium Earth orbit constellation SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2023 The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with plans to procure 27 missile-defense satellites for a medium Earth orbit constellation — using an acquisition process that mirrors the model adopted by the Space Development Age...
• Tesat optical terminals selected for Lockheed Martin satellites pass ground tests SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2023 Tesat-Spacecom’s laser communications terminals passed key ground tests required to be deployed on Space Development Agency satellites, the company announced Oct. 26.
• Terran Orbital to build 36 satellite buses for Lockheed Martin SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2023 Lockheed Martin to date has won orders for 88 satellites from the Space Development Agency
• Space Development Agency awards York Space $615 million contract for 62 satellites SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2023 The Space Development Agency has awarded York Space a $615 million contract for 62 satellites for DoD’s low Earth orbit constellation.
• Cognitive Space wins two SDA contracts SpaceNews · 19 Oct 2023 Cognitive Space said securing two SDA phase 2 awards in a matter of weeks underscores the value of the company’s Cognitive Inference Tasking (CNTIENT) software platform.
• Space Development Agency to evaluate SpiderOak cybersecurity software SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2023 WASHINGTON — The cybersecurity firm SpiderOak has signed an agreement with the U.S. Space Development Agency to research the use of the company’s software to protect ground systems that control
• Uniting and Igniting the Space Sector: After five years, NewSpace Nexus is hitting its stride SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2023 The nonprofit, previously known as NewSpace New Mexico, runs an incubator for space startups around the country called NewSpace Ignitor. Working with the Defense Innovation Unit, U.S. Space Force and
• Ligado sues US government for using its roadblocked 5G spectrum SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2023 Ligado Networks said Oct. 13 it is suing the U.S. government for derailing its wireless network plans so the company’s assigned spectrum could instead be used for Department of Defense systems.
• DoD-funded space project advances non-GPS navigation SpaceNews · 10 Oct 2023 An atomic navigation sensor, funded by the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, was delivered in August and is waiting for a ride to space.
• Head of ‘disruptive’ space procurement agency hits back at critics: ‘Change is hard’ SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2023 The head of the Space Development Agency is pushing back at critics who presumably don’t want the military acquisition culture to change, SDA’s director Derek Tournear said in a social media post.
• Space Development Agency funds demonstration of satellite laser links in ‘degraded’ environments SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2023 The Space Development Agency awarded a $14.2 million contract to General Atomics to produce two optical communications terminals hosted on two small satellites for an in-space demonstration.
• Mynaric optical terminals selected for Northrop Grumman satellites pass key tests SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2023 Mynaric’s laser communications terminals passed key ground tests required to be deployed on Space Development Agency satellites
• NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room NASA · 24 Sep 2023 After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu...
• CACI optical terminals pass initial tests required for Space Development Agency satellites SpaceNews · 19 Sep 2023 CACI International’s optical communication terminal passed initial ground tests required to compete for Space Development Agency satellite contracts, the company announced Sept. 18.
• Geost payloads selected for Space Development Agency satellites SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2023 Geost, a supplier of optical sensor payloads for military satellites, announced Sept. 11 it won a contract to produce eight payloads for missile-tracking satellites that Northrop Grumman is building for the U.S. Space De...
• SDA Seeks Bids For 54 Hypersonic Missile-Tracking Satellites The Launch Pad · 6 Sep 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA) has release a solicitation for the procurement of 54 satellites equipped with advanced infrared sensors.
• Space Development Agency solicits bids for 54 missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 6 Sep 2023 The Space Development Agency on Sept. 5 released a solicitation for 54 satellites equipped with infrared sensors capable of tracking hypersonic missiles in all phases of flight.