Tag: Space Force
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Starfish Space wins $54.5M Space Force contract for another satellite servicing vehicle
An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft in geosynchronous Earth orbit. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space has been awarded a $54.5 million contract to produce another Otter satellite servicing spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The deal, announced this week, builds on a $37.5 million Space Systems Command contract…
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Starfish Space wins $52.5M contract to provide satellite disposal service for Space Development Agency
An artist’s conception shows an Otter spacecraft in proximity to another satellite. (Starfish Space Illustration) Starfish Space has secured a $52.5 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency to dispose of military satellites at the end of their operational lives. The Tukwila, Wash.-based startup says it’s the first commercial deal ever struck…
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Meet the Arc spacecraft: It aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour
A relatively new spacecraft company, Inversion, revealed its new “on demand” delivery vehicle Wednesday evening during a splashy ceremony at its factory in Los Angeles. The company said it is building the Arc spacecraft to provide a capability to the US military to deliver as much as 500 pounds (225 kg) of supplies almost anywhere…
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Space entrepreneurs see defense projects as next frontier for funding and innovation
The Golden Dome is envisioned as a network of satellite sensors and interceptors that could protect America from incoming missiles. (Lockheed Martin Illustration) Will the Golden Dome be a golden opportunity for commercial space ventures? That may be a bit of an exaggeration. But at a Seattle Tech Week presentation on the space industry, a…
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Integrate wins $25M Space Force contract for super-secure project management tool
Integrate is supporting the modernization of program execution across space missions with tools designed for speed, transparency and interoperability. (Integrate Photo) Seattle-based Integrate has been awarded a $25 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to support the deployment of its multiplayer project management software for government teams — and for the commercial space contractors…
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Prepping for Starship, SpaceX is about to demolish one of ULA’s launch pads
The US Air Force is moving closer to authorizing SpaceX to move into one of the largest launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with plans to use the facility for up to 76 launches of the company’s Starship rocket each year. A draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released this week by…
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There’s a secret reason the Space Force is delaying the next Atlas V launch
Pushed by trackmobile railcar movers, the Atlas V rocket rolled to the launch pad last week with a full load of 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper Internet megaconstellation. Credit: United Launch Alliance Last week, the first operational satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network were minutes from launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.…
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Space Force allocates $2.4B in national security launch contracts to Blue Origin
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off from its Florida launch pad in January. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been awarded $2.4 billion in the U.S. Space Force’s latest round of procurement for future national security launches. “It’s an honor and huge responsibility to team with the U.S. government…
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Stoke Space and Rocket Lab join Space Force’s national security launch program
An artist’s conception shows Stoke Space’s Nova rocket in flight. (Stoke Space Illustration) The U.S. Space Force has added Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space and California-based Rocket Lab USA to the list of providers for its $5.6 billion round of national security launches. Each company will receive a $5 million task order to assess its specific…
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Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an “aircraft carrier” in orbit
In recent years, the US military has made much of a concept known as tactically responsive launch. This essentially means that if there is some rapidly developing threat in space—say an adversary takes out a key national defense satellite—the military would like the capability to rapidly fuel a satellite on Earth, mate it to a…