By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 3 March 2022 Increased protection of U.S. satellites will be a priority in the 2024 budget ORLANDO, Fla. — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the possibility of conflict in space is driving budget priorities as the military services prepare to submit
By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 2 March 2022 Los Angeles (SPX) - Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the U.S. Space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program. "NGP combines Northrop Grumman's proven experience in missile warning and
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 2 March 2022 WASHINGTON — Members of Congress, concerned about growing costs and slipping schedules, pressed NASA for more details about the management and overall strategy of the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration plan. At a March 1 hearing by the House Science Committee’s space
By Eric Ralph, Published by Teslarati, 1 March 2022 Three months after announcing its intent, NASA has procured three more Crew Dragon astronaut launches from SpaceX, raising the total number of operational missions the company is contracted to perform from six to nine. NASA announced its plans to award additional
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 1 March 2022 An artist rendition of a Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3F satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin TAMPA, Fla. — Lockheed Martin is looking to set up a satellite manufacturing base in the United Kingdom to expand its global space business, the U.S.-based aerospace and
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 1 March 2022 WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman announced Tuesday they have selected payload providers for their respective segments of the Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program. Both companies are on contract to build a portion of the first block of
By Sandra Erwin,Published by Space News, 28 February 2022 Rendering of the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer low Earth orbit constellation. Credit: Northrop Grumman The agency awarded three contracts: $700 million to Lockheed Martin, $692 million to Northrop Grumman and $382 million to York Space for the Transport Layer Tranche
By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 23 February 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force took a step toward improving its domain awareness in geosynchronous orbit this week, awarding a contract to Northrop Grumman for the first increment of a new deep space radar capability. The service used the
