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CACI, General Atomics, Viasat Move On In Space Laser Communication Effort
09 May 2025 00:05 GMT
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded contracts to CACI International [CACI], General Atomics, and Viasat [VSAT] to move into the second phase prototype effort for space laser communication terminals that would provide on-orbit data …
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Buzzing towers with the Navy’s space maverick
08 May 2025 23:23 GMT
… into the crossover between military aviation and popular culture. …
18:52 – Space Takes – NASA budget
26:14 – Space Takes – Erik Schmidt … shuttle the Vietnam War funding really hurt NASA and the left … you know, coming on orbit, there’s this concern about …
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U.S. Space Force narrows field in $100 million space laser terminal program
08 May 2025 23:23 GMT
… newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by … of a broader space data network’ for military communications across multiple … satellites in low Earth orbit with those in higher …
A timeline for on-orbit demonstrations has not been disclosed …
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SPACECOM Wants to Be Dynamic in Orbit. The Question Is How
08 May 2025 23:18 GMT
… orbit logistics and infrastructure” a year ago at the 2024 Space … military advantage of refueling,” according to SpaceNews. And Chief of Space … Space Symposium, industry and defense officials described plans for on-orbit … a “Sustained Space Maneuver Challenge.” …
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Sierra Space completes ground demo of navigation satellite for U.S. Space Force program
08 May 2025 23:23 GMT
… to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by … design for an on-orbit demonstration in the next … Dynamics, GPS, Sierra Space
Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, … sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and …
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Return of the 53-yr AWOL space can
09 May 2025 01:39 GMT
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53 years hanging out in space thanks to a botched rocket … never left Earth's orbit. Instead, it was 'out … the end of the Cold War, the collapse of its …
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Bezos space ambitions at risk with Musk's man at NASA
08 May 2025 20:04 GMT
… from the US Space Force to loft military satellites into space. The award … -delayed New Glenn rocket to orbit and cut about 10% of … to Mars instead. Besides cutting NASA funding, the administration’s proposed …
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Opinion NASA finally stopped honoring a Nazi scientist. Why did it take so long? By Lev Golinkin 3 min read
08 May 2025 19:44 GMT
… SS, the Nazi Party’s military wing, involved in constructing … of Nazi scientists after the war, “making anti-Nazi remarks” … the burgeoning U.S. space program.
NASA’s evasiveness around his … on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse …
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13 Of The Fastest Human-Made Objects To Ever Enter Space
08 May 2025 19:49 GMT
… flying military jets don't actually reach space. Actual space is … technically apply in space. According to NASA, Voyager 2 is … Voyager probes during its elliptical orbit.
New Horizons
New Horizons … , an object called Arrokoth. NASA says Arrokoth is the most …
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US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft
08 May 2025 18:56 GMT
… of space between Earth and the moon that includes lunar orbit.
When … beyond Earth's orbit," Space Systems Command said in a … vast region of space.
Some military leaders consider cislunar space the new ultimate …