Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced Jan. 9 it awarded SpaceX nine national security space launch missions…
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for Space Development Agency ‘Transport Layer’ military network
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 10 launched 21 satellites to low Earth orbit for…
With strategic acquisitions, Rocket Lab pursues prime defense contractor status
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab’s $275 million acquisition of satellite payload provider Geost is just the latest move in…
Derek Tournear to return as head of Space Development Agency following investigation
Derek Tournear will be reinstated as director of the Space Development Agency after being placed on administrative leave…
Space Force Will Add 100-Plus Satellites in 2025 to Boost Resilient Networks
The Space Force is poised to launch 100 or more satellites into orbit in 2025, the service’s top…
Trump job cuts may blind US Space Force to China’s moves in the sky, mission chief warns
Federal workforce cuts by the Trump administration are jeopardising American tracking of China’s satellite surveillance network, a US…
SDA Mission Is ‘Critical’ Despite Uncertainty
AURORA, Colo.—Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant only spent a few weeks running the Space Development Agency in addition…
Space Force Spending Too Big on Laser Comms: Watchdog
The Space Force is investing heavily in satellite laser communications before fully proving the technology works, the Government…
Air Force acquisition veteran takes helm of Space Development AgencyÂ
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force has named longtime procurement official William Blauser as the acting…
Space industrial base racing to meet growing demand for military satellites
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Over the next decade, the Defense Department intends to proliferate hundreds of new military…
SpaceX wins $733M Space Force launch contract to conduct SDO, NRO missions | Vandenberg Space Force Base
Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force’s field command responsible for acquiring and delivering war-fighting capabilities between…