Defense
Delays push Army’s hypersonic missile to fiscal 2025
GAO notes unsolved problems with launcher and launch sequencing.
Science & Tech
Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts
Space weather matters more than ever.
Science & Tech
Leidos retains $738M Air Force enterprise IT contract
The company has supported IT and telecommunications systems for this Air Force customer since 2003.
Defense
Blue Origin cleared to bid on national-security launches
But Bezos-owned rocket firm is the only newcomer in a $5.6B contract pool that had been intended to foster competition.
Defense
Germany's Rheinmetall Expands into Space with Focus on Tactical Intel
Company Sets Sights on Tactical Recon, Invests in SAR Satellite Operator ICEYE
Launch
Air Force Picks Diverse Launch Providers for National Security Mission
From Sole Source to Diverse Competition: EELV Program Paved the Way
Civil
CACI wins $2B NASA IT centralization job
The space agency is looking to standardize and consolidate how it manages IT systems and applications.
Ideas
Move Guardsmen into the Space Force? You'll lose most of them instead
Air Force leaders don’t understand why people serve in the National Guard.
Civil
The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy
The rush to build bases on the Moon could interfere with the very conditions that make the Moon so attractive for research in the first place.
Defense
Space Force awards $1B ground system software contract
The service branch hires 20 small businesses to help move along the development of a new system that leans on commercial cloud.
Defense
Missile threats are proliferating. Here’s how the Pentagon is trying to keep up
A booster tweak might improve an anti-ICBM weapon while a next-gen missile-spotting constellation comes online.
Civil
NASA’s asteroid sample mission gave scientists around the world the rare opportunity to study an artificial meteor
While very small meteoroids are common, larger ones – bigger than a dishwasher – are not.
Defense
As space gets more crowded, Pentagon looks to AI to spot weapons
A new DARPA contract aims to identify satellites behaving strangely.
Launch
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket set for July launch
After delays, Europe's return to launch market aims for cost-effectiveness
Defense
Air Force chooses 14 for $220M geospatial support contract
Air Force leaders sought a pool of contractors to help facilitate enhanced and shared situational awareness.
Science & Tech
NOAA looks to sharpen solar storm forecasts with new satellite
The agency’s GOES-U satellite, scheduled to launch next month, will include an advanced instrument, called a compact coronagraph, to provide scientists with faster, more reliable data about solar storms.
Commercial
How the Space Force plans to surge a commercial fleet during wartime
New program is based on the concept of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Civil
Indian Astronaut Headed to ISS as Nation Ramps Up Space Program
ISRO's Gaganyaan mission to send crewed spacecraft preps for launch, while successful OneWeb deal highlights India's growing role in the global space market
Defense
Space Force inches closer to classified remote work
The platform could be a popular remote-work solution for Space Systems Command.
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