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U.S. Space Force

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Velos estimates that the $26,300,000,000 for the U.S. Space Force is nearly $1,700,000,000 more than the Pentagon requested.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialDec 24, 2022Congress adds $1.7 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2023 spending bill

The consolidated funding bill provides $26,300,000,000 for the U.S. Space Force, Velos estimates.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialDec 24, 2022Congress adds $1.7 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2023 spending bill

More than $500,000,000 of the increase to the Space Force budget is for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialDec 24, 2022Congress adds $1.7 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2023 spending bill

The Space Development Agency was formed inside the Pentagon in 2019 and transferred to the U.S. Space Force on 2022-10-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 24, 2022Congress adds $1.7 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2023 spending bill

BRO-8 will be deployed into sun-synchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using Exolaunch’s EXOpod Nova smallsat deployer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 22, 2022Exolaunch to deploy Unseenlabs’ BRO-8 smallsat into orbit

The U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency is spending billions of dollars on satellites equipped with optical terminals.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialDec 21, 2022Laser links are great for satellite relay, but challenges abound for taking it to ground

Sentinel-6B is currently targeted to launch in November 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 20, 2022NASA awards SpaceX with the Sentinel-6B launch services contract

Danuri, also known as Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), launched on 2022-08-04 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralDec 19, 2022South Korean spacecraft enters lunar orbit with deceleration maneuver

The first two O3b mPOWER satellites were launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 16 December 2022 at 5:48 pm local time.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 17, 2022First TwoO3bmPOWERSatellites Successfully Launched

The first two O3b mPOWER satellites launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 2022-12-16 at 5:48 PM ET.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 16, 2022UPDATE 1: The first two O3b mPOWER satellites’ signals received by Boeing

Spire Global, Inc. will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no earlier than January 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 16, 2022Spire Global to Launch Six Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission

SpaceX launched NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission to low Earth orbit on Friday, 2022-12-16 at 3:46 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 16, 2022UPDATE 3: SWOT sailing to slot courtesy of SpaceX + Falcon 9

SpaceX launched the first O3b mPower satellites for SES’ next-generation broadband constellation on 2022-12-16 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 16, 2022SpaceX launches first pair of O3b mPower satellites

Spire Global will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no earlier than January 2023.

Mentioned as: space forceNarrative PlanDec 15, 2022Spire Global preparing to launch six satellites in January of 2023

The four Kleos spacecraft are headed to a 525-kilometer Sun Synchronous Orbit aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: space forceNarrative PlanDec 15, 2022Spaceflight Inc. wraps up 2022 with Transporter 6 to be the 10th launch of the year

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station no earlier than January 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 14, 2022Spire Global to Launch Six Satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission

In fall 2020 NASA established a cross-agency team that included the U.S. Space Force and the Federal Aviation Administration to fix NAFTU software and complete its certification process.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative LegalDec 14, 2022NASA and Rocket Lab ready for first Electron launch from Wallops

A draft version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act approved by the House directs the Department of Defense to examine all Space Force programs to determine if their level of classification can be lowered or declassified.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative LegalDec 14, 2022U.S. national security space strategy emphasizes resilient systems, responsible behavior

The SWOT satellite is targeted to launch 2022-12 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanDec 13, 2022Boeing’s Spectrolab to power JPL’s Earth Surface Survey Mission

ThinkOrbital partnered with Redwire, KMI, and Arizona State University to win two research contracts worth $260,000 under the U.S. Space Force Orbital Prime program for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing.

Mentioned as: space forceOrg RelationshipDec 12, 2022ThinkOrbital designing platform for in-space manufacturing, debris removal
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