SpaceX launches Starlink mission as Trump pushes for 1,000 annual launches
The Brief SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Friday after a scrub…
Why Rocket Lab is becoming a bigger defense player
In May, the Pentagon handed SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build the backbone of its next-gen military…
Rocket Lab Secures Spot On $981M Space Force Infrastructure Defense Program
The onboarding makes Rocket Lab eligible to compete for task orders under the U.S. Space Force’s $981 million…
Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab plans to use one of its Photon spacecraft for an in-orbit demonstration of the…
DoD expands R&D on clearing expired satellites from orbit
WASHINGTON ― Three companies ― D-Orbit, Firefly Aerospace and Katalyst Space ― have been awarded contracts by the…
Japan launches second US military payload to monitor space above Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON — Japan has launched the second of two long-planned US Space Force orbital neighborhood watch sensors on…
Rocket Lab Onboarded to U.S. Space Force’s $981M NITE-STAR Program to Advance Space Test and Training Infrastructure
Rocket Lab Corporation Rocket Lab Launch Rocket Lab Onboarded to U.S. Space Force’s $981M NITE-STAR Program to Advance…
US Space Force, Japan launch sensor to bolster space surveillance above Indo-Pacific
A U.S. Space Force Space Domain Awareness payload launched successfully Aug. 10 aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7, or…
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Won a Major Space Force Contract. Now It Has to Prove Neutron
The Pentagon Is Betting on a Rocket That Hasn’t Flown Yet Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) continues to strengthen…
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Is Down 7.6% After Record US$266M U.S. Space Force Launch Deal
Earlier this week, Rocket Lab Corporation announced it had secured its largest launch contract to date, a US$266…
Space Force triples launch contract ceiling amid rising demand
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has more than tripled the ceiling of a major national security launch…
Space Force awards Slingshot $69 million for AI-enabled training technology
WASHINGTON — Slingshot Aerospace has won a $69.2 million U.S. Space Force contract to develop artificial intelligence-based training…