Defense
Lockheed to acquire spacecraft maker Terran Orbital
This represents the global defense giant's first move to buy a company it first backed through its venture capital arm.
Commercial
Lockheed Martin Acquires Terran Orbital in $450 Million Deal
The strategic acquisition enhances Lockheed's offerings in satellite manufacturing and services.
Ideas
Why Space Force eyes COTS products for its defensive strategy
Satellites are absolutely vital for the U.S. military infrastructure and that's why partnering with commercial providers is critical, writes Cailabs US President Jeff Huggins.
Science & Tech
'All roads lead back' to Huntsville in SAS' expansion push
With the backing of Godspeed Capital, Special Aerospace Services is breaking ground on a new facility in Huntsville, Alabama that will shape its long-term future.
Science & Tech
SpaceX’s Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president – what this could mean for US space policy
Will Elon Musk have an outsized influenced on U.S. space policy?
Science & Tech
NASA presses pause on SEWP VI
Industry will have a new deadline to get their bids in for the governmentwide IT vehicle after NASA completes a review of the procurement.
Science & Tech
National-security workforce needs young people, former NSA chief says
Paul Nakasone is pushing for new initiatives to bolster national security research and workforce recruitment. It begins with a new institute at Vanderbilt University next month.
Science & Tech
Anduril's hyperscale blueprint is all about its alternative business model
The amount of new investment and a higher valuation for the seven-year-old defense tech startup are important, but far from everything.
Science & Tech
Navy still bullish on lasers but widely-deployed directed-energy ship defense remains years away
Quest gains urgency as enemy drones and missiles get better, cheaper, and more widely used.
Defense
Near-autonomous satellites could be coming in a decade, Space Force envisions
AI-powered spacecraft would need fewer vulnerable ground stations, chief buyer said.
Launch
China's Rocket Woes Highlight Growing Space Debris Threat
Uncontrolled rocket stages and debris from the CZ-5B and CZ-6A underscore the urgent need for responsible space activities.
Science & Tech
Ancient grains of dust from space on Earth provide clues about the life cycle of stars
Dust can tell us a lot.
Science & Tech
Pentagon planning huge experiment for its connect-everything concept
“We see significant progress,” in opening up DOD data, one observer said. But a bigger, multinational test is coming.
Science & Tech
Generative AI tool is deployed aboard the International Space Station
Booz Allen’s large language model application was uploaded to the space station’s national lab as part of “a forward-leaning payload experiment,” according to the firm.
Launch
Soyuz: A Spaceflight Workhorse Grounded by Geopolitics
As Russia shifts focus inward, the once-dominant launch vehicle faces an uncertain future.
Defense
Army wants a more powerful missile for its new medium-range air-defense system
Give me AMRAAM capability in the Sidewinder-firing IFPC, missile chief asks industry.
Ideas
Can Donald Trump really build an Iron Dome over America?
In a word, no. The president-turned-candidate is still selling the same old missile-defense snake oil.
Defense
A boom in space-based intelligence is coming. Can ground networks keep up?
Companies that used to sell pictures and pixels are selling analysis—and looking for ways to move faster.
Ideas
How to maximize space platform effectiveness through interoperability and composability
For faster development, agencies should embrace modular designs for space tech instead of starting from scratch.
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