Tag: military space
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Sea Launch Revival Targets Range Bottlenecks and Defense Needs
Why Are Launch Companies Turning Back to the Ocean? Launch range congestion is driving renewed investment in sea-based platforms, with proponents citing two critical advantages: unlimited launch azimuths and enhanced military resilience against targeted strikes. Unlike fixed spaceports constrained by geography and air traffic, ocean platforms can position anywhere for optimal orbital insertions while avoiding…
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Space Force Gets $71B in Trump’s $1.45T Defense Budget
What does the Pentagon’s $1.45 trillion defense budget mean for Space Force? The U.S. Space Force will receive $71 billion under President Trump’s proposed $1.45 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, Pentagon officials confirmed today. This represents a substantial allocation for military space operations as the service continues expanding its satellite constellation capabilities and…
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Space Systems Command Expands COMSO Working Capital Fund
How is Space Systems Command streamlining commercial space acquisitions? Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office (COMSO) is expanding its Working Capital Fund and finalizing Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) funding structures to accelerate commercial space acquisitions for national security missions. The initiative aims to reduce procurement timelines from traditional multi-year defense contracting cycles to months,…