Tag: Government/Military
iRocket, the Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc., has been granted an additional $1.8 million in funding by the U.S. Space Force to further develop its reusable rocket engine. This funding comes as part of a Phase II SBIR contract and...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has recently announced its solicitation for 100 satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The SDA is seeking industry proposals for 100 "Alpha" satellites that will be part of the Tranche 2 Transport...
The U.S. Space Force's budget request for fiscal year 2024 has raised concerns among House GOP appropriators. The request, which amounts to over $30 billion, represents a 15% increase from last year's enacted level. However, legislators warn that the...
SES Space & Defense has been awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) with an estimated value of $134 million. The contract, announced on Wednesday, is for global X-Band satellite capacity,...
Aalyria, a Google spinoff focused on connectivity, has secured a new contract from the Office of Naval Research and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to develop over-the-horizon connectivity for the Navy's sea, air, and land assets. The initial contract award...
On Monday, the White House announced that the Biden Administration will be investing $42.45 billion in a high-speed broadband program aimed at connecting every resident and small business with high-speed internet by 2030. The funding will be provided through...
Aarti Holla-Maini has been named the new director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), according to an announcement made by the UN on Monday. Holla-Maini, a resident of the United Kingdom, is an expert in...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract worth over €200m ($218m) to GMV to develop the ground segment for in-orbit control and validation of the Galileo Second Generation (G2G), Europe's global navigation satellite system. GMV will contract...
India has joined the Artemis Accords, a multinational agreement for space exploration, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the United States. The Artemis Accords, which began in 2020, now have 27 countries committed to peaceful, sustainable, and...
Raytheon Technologies has announced a deal with Mynaric to supply optical communication terminals for the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. The deal will see Mynaric provide Raytheon with three Condor Mk3 terminals for each of...
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