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U.S. Space Force asks Raytheon to Develop Medium Earth Orbit Missile Tracking...

January 5, 2023 @ 07:52 AM

Raytheon Intelligence & Space will develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system, which will be U.S

Poland Buys Airbus S950 VHR Optical Satellite System

January 5, 2023 @ 07:41 AM

Airbus Defence and Space bagged the first export order for S950 VHR geospatial intelligence system with Poland. The deal includes development, manufacture, launch and delivery in orbit of two of the said high-performance optical Earth observation satellites

Poland Acquires Two Spy Satellites from Airbus

December 29, 2022 @ 02:05 PM

Poland has reportedly purchased two Pléiades Neo observation and reconnaissance satellites from Airbus Defense & Space. Polish defense minister Mariusz Blaszczak and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu signed the €575 million contract on December 27

U.S. Military Opens Space Force Unit in S.Korea

December 14, 2022 @ 10:28 AM

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Orion Spacecraft Prepares to Put First Women on Moon after 1.4 Million...

December 12, 2022 @ 09:01 AM

NASAs Artemis III mission, which aims to put the first woman and person of color on the Moon, is progressing well. Artemis I mission came to a conclusion December 11 with the splashdown and recovery of the Orion spacecraft

Boeing Demos Autonomous Tech to Prevent Jamming Attempts on DoD SATCOM

November 16, 2022 @ 05:55 AM

Boeing has demonstrated a new, autonomous technology that can successfully prevent jamming attempts on U.S

DARPA’s Robotic In-Space Mechanic Ready for Launch in 2024

November 9, 2022 @ 05:55 AM

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said all component-level tests are complete on Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program and the on-orbit demonstration mission is on schedule for launch in 2024. The RSGS goal is to enable inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions

Russian Military Launches Kosmos-2560 'Spy' Satellite

October 16, 2022 @ 06:53 AM

An Angara-1.2 rocket operated by the Russian Space Force launched the Kosmos-2560 'spy' satellite for the Russian Defense Ministry from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome late Saturday

Russia’s Proton-M Rocket Launches Telecoms Satellite for Angola

October 13, 2022 @ 04:19 AM

Russias Proton-M carrier rocket carrying Angolas AngoSat-2 telecommunications satellite blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan on October 12. Angosat-2 is a replacement for Angosat-1, which was the African countrys first satellite

Ukrainians Crowdfund High-Res Satellite Imageries from Finland's ICEYE

August 22, 2022 @ 12:17 PM

The money collected from Ukrainians to buy Bayraktar TB2 drones has been utilized to acquire high-technology satellite from Finnish company ICEYE. Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation on June 22 announced a fundraiser among Ukrainian citizens to purchase Bayraktar drones

DARPA Begins Work on Low-Earth Orbit Satellite ‘Translator’

August 11, 2022 @ 06:24 AM

DARPA has chosen 11 teams for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program (Space-BACN) project that aims to create optical intersatellite communications terminal to connect satellite networks. Space-BACN aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal that adapts to most optical intersatellite link standards, translating between diverse satellite constellations

Northrop’s New Utah Facility to Triple GEM Solid Rocket Booster Production

August 11, 2022 @ 06:12 AM

Northrop Grumman is expanding its solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities with the groundbreaking of new facilities to support nearly every phase of solid rocket motor manufacturing, including case manufacturing, propellant mixing and casting, and final assembly. The infrastructure investment and expansion of solid rocket motor manufacturing will more than triple the companys capacity to deliver its 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket booster and the extended length variation (GEM 63XL), which will be critical to support the new contract award received from United Launch Alliance (ULA) in June

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