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U.S. Space Force

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gov defenseFounded 2019
Washington, D.C., United States
www.spaceforce.mil/
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The Space Force increased the planned number of heavy-lift launch providers to be selected for NSSL Phase 3 from two to three.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 14, 2023Space Force to select three providers of national security launch services

The Space Force initially planned to award five-year Lane 2 contracts to two providers, modeled after the Phase 2 agreements with ULA and SpaceX.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 14, 2023Space Force to select three providers of national security launch services

The Senate Armed Services Committee in its version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Space Force to add a third provider in Lane 2 of NSSL Phase 3.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 14, 2023Space Force to select three providers of national security launch services

Orbital Composites received a $1,700,000 U.S. Space Force Small Business Innovation Research contract through the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime program on 2023-07-13.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 13, 2023Orbital Composites wins $1.7 million Space Force contract

U.S. Space Force tracking data showed an object from the Zhuque-2 mission in a 431 by 461-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit with an inclination of 97.3 degrees.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductJul 12, 2023China’s Landspace reaches orbit with methane-powered Zhuque-2 rocket

The Space Development Agency is a procurement organization under the Space Force that is executing a multibillion-dollar plan to field a mesh network of low Earth orbit satellites for missile warning and data transport.

Mentioned as: Space ForceTechnical ProductJul 11, 2023U.S. sharpens plan for military space race

The contract option directs Muon Space to monitor the ionosphere for the U.S. Space Force through September 2024.

Mentioned as: space forceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Muon wins option to monitor ionosphere for Space Force

Muon Space will supply the U.S. Air Force with global soil moisture and sea surface wind measurements and will supply ionospheric data to the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Muon wins option to monitor ionosphere for Space Force

A $400,000 contract option awarded on 2023-07-11 directs Muon Space to deliver space weather data to the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Muon wins option to monitor ionosphere for Space Force

The Space Force's National Security Space Launch Program includes a two-lane approach for launch contracts awarded in 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 10, 2023Don’t jeopardize national security in the name of competition

The Space Force's use of established vendors ensures a cohesive framework for collaboration across multiple government agencies and contractors.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 10, 2023Don’t jeopardize national security in the name of competition

The establishment of the US Space Force marked a significant milestone in America's commitment to maintaining its dominance in space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 10, 2023Don’t jeopardize national security in the name of competition

The U.S. Space Force has been asked for a demonstration by 2026 on how to perform sustained space maneuvers for a given platform.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductJul 6, 2023Space Command argues for shift from static to dynamic satellite operations

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded L3Harris Technologies approximately $29,000,000 through the Space Enterprise Consortium Other Transaction Authority vehicle for a sensor payload design contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2023L3Harris Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force to Support Detection and Tracking of Missiles

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) received approximately $29,000,000 from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command through the Space Enterprise Consortium Other Transaction Authority vehicle for a sensor payload design contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2023U.S. Space Force enlists L3Harris® for $29 million to support detecting and tracking hypersonic missiles

SpaceX launched the ESA Euclid mission on 2023-07-01 at 11:12 a.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralJul 4, 2023SpaceX launches ESA and NASA’s Euclid on a mission to shed light on dark energy

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded L3Harris Technologies a sensor payload design contract worth approximately $29,000,000 through the Space Enterprise Consortium Other Transaction Authority vehicle.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 4, 2023USSF’s SSC awards L3Harris a hypersonic missiles detection and tracking contract

Under the Space Force contract, iRocket will perform a full-duration static fire test of its reusable engine for 120 to 180 seconds.

Mentioned as: the space forceTechnical ProductJun 29, 2023U.S. Space Force reups iRocket to transform the power of launch vehicles

iRocket signed a $1,800,000 contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command funded through AFWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory Technology Directorate.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2023U.S. Space Force reups iRocket to transform the power of launch vehicles

Above: Orbital received a $1,700,000 SpaceWERX U.S. Space Force award in March to develop rapidly deployable structures for space-based solar panels, communications antenna arrays, and other large structures.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023Above: Orbital develops energy systems for spacecraft under recent awards
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