War in space: U.S. officials debating rules for a conflict in orbit

By Christian Davenport, Published by The Washington Post, 8 March 2023 Ukraine's use of commercial satellites to help repel the Russian invasion has bolstered the U.S. Space Force's interest in exploiting the capabilities of the private sector to develop new technologies for fighting a war in space. But the possible

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Raytheon wins $250 million contract for missile-tracking satellites

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 2 March 2023 The seven satellites will be part of the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1 WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency awarded Raytheon Technologies a $250 million contract to build seven missile-tracking satellites for the agency’s low Earth orbit constellation, the

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DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 1 March 2023 The Commercial Services Communications Office is working on a solicitation for direct-to-device satellite communications services to be released later this year WASHINGTON — The technology race to connect cellphones to satellite networks has not gone unnoticed by the Defense Department. “That

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