Lockheed Martin will work with various NASA centers to develop technologies in support of the space agency’s mission to explore the moon and Mars. NASA selected three proposals from the company, which were submitted through a collaboration opportunity the agency announced in February 2022. Lockheed Martin will work on friction stir welded blanks for advanced […]
The first batch of classified space situational awareness satellites for the U.S. Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office’s Silentbarker program is expected to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in September. Speaking at the 2023 Space Symposium, NRO Director Chris Scolese said the program aims to build a satellite constellation that will […]
A U.S. Space Force official said the service aims by 2025 or 2026 to have the capability to launch a satellite within 24 hours after receiving a deployment order. The Space Force has been exploring ways to reduce the time needed to deploy a satellite under the Tactically Responsive Space program. During a panel discussion […]
The Federal Communications Commission’s Space Bureau has instituted new regulations to prevent the signals of various satellites in non-geostationary orbit from interfering with each other. Authorized fixed-satellite service providers are now required to ensure that their systems do not impact those that had secured FCC licenses in earlier application processing rounds. Such first-mover protections are […]
BlueHalo will supply the U.S. Space Force with electronic phased array antennas, called Badger, which will replace aging parabolic satellite dishes in 12 military ground stations beginning in 2025. According to BlueHalo CEO Jonathan Moneymaker, a 2022 Wash100 award winner, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office is the first customer to purchase the newly developed antennas […]
The U.S. Space Force has exercised the fourth option year under the potential 10-year, $1.2 billion Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities contract awarded to L3Harris in February 2020. The new task order, worth $145 million, involves upgrades to space domain awareness ground systems, including communications infrastructure, to enhance how the military space service […]
The U.S. Space Command wants to field on-orbit sustainment and refueling technologies by 2026 and outfit future satellites with the necessary systems to receive those services by 2030. Lt. Gen. John Shaw, the deputy commander of SPACECOM, told reporters on Tuesday that such capabilities are meant to set up dynamic space operations, the ability to […]
The Space Systems Command office responsible for purchasing space-related technologies is being rebranded as part of the U.S. Space Force’s effort to strengthen its partnership with industry. The Commercial Services Office is being renamed Commercial Space Office to which the SSC will transition the management of various programs and organizations dealing with the commercial space […]
The Multiband Uncooled SmallSat Imaging Radiometer built by Leonardo DRS is demonstrating its ability to collect Earth surface temperature data from orbit for NASA. MUSIR is said to perform accurate radiometry using a new focal plane array technology that operates at room temperature, bypassing conventional requirements for energy-intensive cryogenic coolers. According to a press release, […]
The U.S. Space Force has chosen ExoAnalytic Solutions’ software-defined telescope system to function as the first dedicated sensor of the National Space Test and Training Complex, a network of ranges aimed at providing realistic exercises to all of the military branches. Establishing the NSTTC is one of the Space Force’s major infrastructure goals. The service […]
