Tag: Launch
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Raytheon Awards Dual-Source Contracts for Solid Rocket Motor Development
Raytheon has awarded contracts to Nammo and Northrop Grumman for initial phase work on MK72 solid rocket motor development. “These contracts are an important step toward increasing capacity and source options to meet global demand for critical defense systems, such as Standard Missile,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon. “In addition to…
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LeoLabs Announces Expeditionary Radar for Advanced Space Domain Awareness Missions
LeoLabs, the world’s leading mission partner for persistent Orbital Intelligence, announced plans to further proliferate its Global Radar Network with Scout, a new, next-generation radar class designed for mobility, modularity, and rapid deployment. As space becomes more congested, competitive, and unpredictable, this new paradigm in ground-based space surveillance is designed to keep pace with and…
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A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX
For the second time in six months, SpaceX will deploy a US military satellite that was sitting in storage, waiting for a slot on United Launch Alliance’s launch schedule. Space Systems Command, which oversees the military’s launch program, announced Monday that it is reassigning the launch of a Global Positioning System satellite from ULA’s Vulcan…
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Axiom Space to Launch First Orbital Data Centers for Space-Based Cloud Computing
Axiom Space, a leader in large-scale commercial space infrastructure, announced the upcoming launch of its first two Orbital Data Center (ODC) nodes to low-Earth orbit (LEO) by the end of this year. These nodes will lay the foundation for space-based cloud computing, addressing growing needs for users around the world. ODCs will provide secure, scalable,…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures DoD Contract for Elytra Space Maneuver Mission in 2027
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced it was awarded a contract to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with its Elytra spacecraft in support of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Sinequone Project. During the DoD mission, Elytra will serve as a space maneuver vehicle to perform a…
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Ursa Major Redefines Rocket Propulsion for Next Generation Space and Defense Innovation
Ursa Major, the leading independent rocket propulsion provider and a critical player in building the defense industrial base in the United States, is powering the future of defense and aerospace with advanced propulsion systems that span national security domains, hypersonics, and space. Optimized for speed, cost, and reliability, Ursa Major provides propulsion for critical missions…
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Blue Origin Secures NSSL Phase 3 Contract to Launch Critical US National Security Missions
Blue Origin won a contract today to serve as a National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 heavy-lift provider for the nation’s most critical missions. We’re proud to support the Department of Defense and the National Reconnaissance Office in this effort. The award marks an important step to expand the choice of launch…
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Neuraspace Expands Office in Luxembourg and Partners with Luxembourg Space Agency
Neuraspace, expanding its European operations, is opening a new office in Luxembourg, bringing together commercial operations, engineering teams, and production. The aim is to facilitate further partnerships and collaborations with local space industry players, the Luxembourg Space Agency and Luxembourg’s national innovation agency “Luxinnovation”. In addition to some operational and commercial roles, Neuraspace plans to hire…
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SpinLaunch Unveils Meridian Space Constellation with $12M Boost from Kongsberg
SpinLaunch, a pioneer of disruptive space solutions, announced a $12M strategic investment from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, unveiling Meridian Space, an ultra-high-performance, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband constellation. The constellation can uniquely provide global coverage with only one traditional rocket launch, deploying 250 next-generation microsatellites that leverage a proprietary suite of groundbreaking technologies. “SpinLaunch was founded on…
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United Launch Alliance Secures Competitive Space Force Contract Award for Critical NSSL
The U.S. Space Force announced that United Launch Alliance (ULA) was awarded a firm, fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements (IDR) contact to launch 40 percent of the missions to the country’s most challenging and exotic orbits on its newest launch procurement contract. This contract resulted from a competitive award under the Space Force’s National Security Space Launch…