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UK Space Agency Enters Cybersecurity Partnership with Space ISAC
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is the latest organization to announce a major collaboration with the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). The Space ISAC and UKSA partnership will aim to enhance Space ISAC’s international government relationships and further their shared goals of securing global space. The partnership was announced April 11. The…
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The Space Force is planning what could be the first military exercise in orbit
The US Space Force announced Thursday it is partnering with two companies, Rocket Lab and True Anomaly, for a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how the military might counter “on-orbit aggression.” On this mission, a spacecraft built and launched by Rocket Lab will chase down another satellite made by True Anomaly, a Colorado-based startup. “The vendors…
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TechCrunch Report Sheds Light on SpaceX’s Pre-Starlink Financials
TechCrunch published a report on Thursday that highlighted how important the success of SpaceX‘s Starlink constellation service is to the company’s long-term financial health. TechCrunch reporter Aria Alamalhodaei obtained SpaceX financial records from more than six years ago. Before Starlink shifted into full gear, NASA contracts accounted for as much as 83% of SpaceX’s revenue.…
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NASA Releases New Strategy Envisioning Sustainable Future for Space Operations
To address a rapidly changing space operating environment and ensure its preservation for generations to come, NASA released the first part of its integrated Space Sustainability Strategy, on Tuesday advancing the agency’s role as a global leader on this crucial issue. For decades, NASA has served as a proactive leader for responsible and sustainable space…
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Rocket Report: Delta IV’s grand finale; Angara flies another dummy payload
Welcome to Edition 6.39 of the Rocket Report! The big news this week came from United Launch Alliance, and the final mission of its Delta IV Heavy rocket. Both Stephen and I had thoughts about this launch, which is bittersweet, and we expressed them in stories linked below. It’s been a little less than 20…
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True Anomaly Secures $30M Space Systems Command Contract for VICTUS HAZE Space Mission
True Anomaly announced it has been selected for a $30M U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command contract for the VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. Under the Emergent Need Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award, made by SSC’s Space Safari Program Office in partnership with SpaceWERX, the Space Force will fund $30M of a…
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Comtech Completes 911 Services Upgrade for the State of Arizona
Satellite ground networks technology company Comtech successfully transitioned the State of Arizona’s 911 services to Comtech’s Next Generation 911 (NG911) services this week in partnership with the Arizona Department of Administrations (ADOA). Comtech said the entire project took less than two years. With the upgrade in place, Arizona’s new statewide NG911 infrastructure aims to enhance…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster on record-breaking 20th flight
SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster, B1062, lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 6-49 mission. This marked the first time a booster launch and landed for a 20th time. Image: Adam Bernstein Update 10:13 p.m. EDT: SpaceX successfully launched and landed its booster, B1062, for a 20th…
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RTX Provides Blue Canyon Satellite to MethaneSAT for Tackling Crucial Climate Challenge
Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX’s small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, has announced the successful launch and initial contact with the MethaneSAT satellite. MethaneSAT is the first satellite funded by a nonprofit organization to accelerate more effective efforts to reduce emissions of methane, a greenhouse pollutant responsible for about 30 percent of today’s global warming.…
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News from the Press Site: Delta 4 Heavy finale, Starliner preparations and ExoMars gets new contract
As the Delta family of rockets closes out a more than 60 year legacy, a new spacecraft from another legacy space company is preparing to make its debut with astronauts on board. Meanwhile, millions are still basking in the coronal glow of Monday’s total solar eclipse while a new military weather satellite is preparing to…