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The National Reconnaissance Office is part of the U.S. intelligence community and works with the Department of Defense to develop, acquire, launch, and operate the nation’s intelligence satellites.
The Karman line at 50+ miles above Earth is considered the boundary of space by the U.S. military, FAA, and NASA.
ESPA rings were originally developed to carry secondary payloads on Pentagon-funded Atlas V and Delta IV launches and have become a standard for accommodating small satellites on EELV-class and commercial launches such as United Launch Alliance vehicles and SpaceX Falcon 9.
In partnership with the Space Development Agency, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems is among the first Department of Defense contractors to develop and deploy a 1550 nm Optical Communication Terminal to test increased speed, reliability, distance, and variability of space communications.
Transporter-2 is supporting customers including NASA, the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency, and several companies developing remote sensing and communications constellations.
Ovzon received a $2,000,000 direct order from the U.S. Department of Defense for satellite terminals.
L3Harris Technologies selected NXTCOMM to develop an Electronically Steerable Antenna to support U.S. Department of Defense warfighters.
Maxar is expanding its partnership with the Australian Department of Defence by providing its newest 3D data products.
Saint Louis University (SLU) operates a program to train National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Department of Defense employees.
SpaceX named Microsoft as a subcontractor on a $149,000,000 contract to build missile-detection satellites for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency.
As a UARC, Space Dynamics Laboratory rapidly develops and deploys mission-driven capabilities to support Department of Defense user needs.
Capella Space won a Department of Defense contract last year to provide airborne synthetic aperture radar data to the U.S. Navy.
SkyWater Technology has been working with the U.S. Department of Defense to create a U.S. foundry for building components that can withstand radiation in space.
The European Space Agency, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Department of Defense have awarded contracts to Hydrosat.
The Rocket Systems Launch Program was created by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1972 to convert surplus ICBMs into small launch vehicles.
Momentus signed a national security agreement with the U.S. Defense Department and Treasury Department on 2021-06-09.
The Pentagon requested $15,300,000,000 for investments in space technology in the Biden administration’s 2022 budget proposal.
The Department of Defense awarded United Launch Alliance and SpaceX five-year launch service contracts in August 2020 for approximately 34 launches from 2022 through 2027.
NOAA, NASA, and the Department of Defense began a joint effort more than 20 years ago to acquire the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) to support civilian and military agencies.
United Launch Alliance bid its new Vulcan rocket, which uses the domestically produced BE-4 engine made by Blue Origin, for the DoD launch contract.