Space Development Agency to consider commercial LEO options to augment DoD network

By Sandra Erwin, Publishd by Space News, 17 August 2023 SpaceX, Kuiper, Aalyria were selected to conduct three-month studies WASHINGTON — SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions and Aalyria Technologies were selected for market-research studies on how commercial systems could add capacity to the military’s future low Earth orbit constellation.  The U.S.

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US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites

The patch of the 75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron revealed at the unit's activation ceremony on Aug. 11, 2023. (Image credit: USSF/iStock/Getty Images Plus) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 16 August 2023 "We are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to space

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USAF tweaks competition to spread rocket work

United Launch Alliances (ULA) newest rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, is carried to a processing facility following its arrival at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on January 22, 2023. Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 19 July 2023

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Space Force opens marketplace, launches test initiative to get new tech faster

By Chris Riotta, Published by Defense One, 13 July 2023 The service's weeks-old Commercial Space Office serves as a hub for several efforts to accelerate acquisition of next-gen tech. The federal government is using innovative procurement techniques to equip NASA, the Space Force, and other agencies with the next generation of

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