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• U.S. Space Force narrows field in $100 million space laser terminal program SpaceNews · 8 May 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has advanced three companies — CACI, General Atomics and Viasat — to the next phase of a $100 million program aimed at developing laser-based […]
• General Atomics to build second Space Force weather satellite SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2024 General Atomics will provide three years of operational services for two Electro-Optical Weather System, or EWS, satellites.
• SSC Awards Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat Contracts for Laser Communication Terminal Prototypes The Launch Pad · 18 Jun 2024 SSC Awards Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat Contracts for Laser Communication Terminal Prototypes
• Space Force taps four firms for laser network project SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2024 Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat will design optical communications terminals for military spacecraft
• 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.
• General Atomics acquires electro-optical sensor supplier EO Vista SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2023 Defense contractor General Atomics announced Sept. 15 it acquired EO Vista, a supplier of space and airborne electro-optical sensors.
• Kleos enters partnership with General Atomics SpaceNews · 25 May 2023 Kleos Space announced a partnership with General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research aimed at making it easier for analysts around the world to derive insights from Kleos’ radio frequency data.
• General Atomics selected to build satellite for AFRL cislunar mission SpaceNews · 5 Jan 2023 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems won a contract from Advanced Space to build a satellite the Air Force Research Laboratory plans to launch to deep space in 2025.
• SES, Hughes demonstrate satellite internet on General Atomics surveillance drone SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 SES and Hughes in a demonstration last month installed satellite internet service on a General Atomics surveillance drone
• Orbion to supply propulsion for General Atomics weather satellite SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2022 Propulsion startup Orbion Space Technology will supply thrusters for a U.S. Space Force prototype weather satellite under a contract with General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems.
• General Atomics and Orion Space win contracts for military weather satellites SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2022 The U.S. Space Force selected General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems and Orion Space Solutions to each develop and launch demonstration satellites for weather imaging and cloud characterization.
• Space Development Agency, General Atomics eye options after setback in laser comms experiment SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2022 After a setback in a laser communications experiment launched last June, the Space Development Agency and satellite manufacturer General Atomics are considering next steps.
• DoD space agency to launch laser communications experiments on SpaceX rideshare SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2021 A pair of cubesats built by General Atomics for the Space Development Agency will seek to demonstrate optical communications between satellites, and from satellites to a military drone aircraft.
• General Atomics wins DARPA contract to develop nuclear reactor to power missions to the moon SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2021 DARPA awarded a $22 million contract to General Atomics to design a small nuclear reactor for space propulsion.
• Astra, Rocket Lab win launch contracts SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2021 Astra has won a NASA contract to launch a small constellation of Earth science cubesats, while General Atomics selected Rocket Lab for the launch of a small satellite with a NOAA hosted payload.
• General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2021 General Atomics selected Firefly Aerospace to launch a small Earth science satellite for NASA on an Alpha rocket in 2022.
• General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2021 General Atomics announced the acquisition Feb. 1 of Tiger Innovations, a Herndon, Virginia small business focused primarily on satellite systems and related hardware and software.
• General Atomics acquires Guidestar Optical Systems SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2020
• General Atomics to design Space Force weather satellite prototype SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2020
• NASA taps General Atomics to build solar irradiance satellite SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2020
• General Atomics opens satellite factory in Colorado SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2020
• General Atomics’ acquisitions of smallsat companies bearing fruit SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2019