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A 2021-03-16 letter signed by 50 House Democrats urges President Joe Biden to reduce the Pentagon’s budget to pay for other activities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 16, 2021Congressional Democrats urge Biden to cut defense spending

President Joe Biden intends to request about $704,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialMar 16, 2021Congressional Democrats urge Biden to cut defense spending

The DoD Space Test Program Rapid Agile Launch Initiative sought commercial launch solutions with payload capacity between 450 and 1,200 kg to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 15, 2021Department of Defense awards Relativity Space new Responsive Launch contract

Relativity Space received its first Defense Department contract on 2023-03-15 to launch a DoD Space Test Program mission.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 15, 2021Relativity Space wins U.S. military contract for 2023 launch

The Department of Defense is the ninth announced launch customer for Terran 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 15, 2021Relativity Space wins U.S. military contract for 2023 launch

Space Policy Directive 3 in June 2018 directed the Commerce Department, through the Office of Space Commerce, to take over civil space traffic management work from the Defense Department, a transition that is ongoing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 11, 2021Industry groups advocate for Office of Space Commerce

The Federal Aviation Administration was unable to grant SpaceX approval for the Momentus payload on the Transporter-1 launch in January 2021 due to national security and foreign ownership concerns raised by the Department of Defense during an interagency review.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 9, 2021Momentus founders to divest shares after Defense Department concerns

The Pentagon announced the Space Force awards on 2021-03-09.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2021Space Force awards ULA, SpaceX contracts for four national security missions

The Space Development Agency was created in March 2019 as a stand-alone Defense Department organization.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 8, 2021Space Force planning for a future of smaller, cheaper satellites

The Trump administration in 2018 directed the Department of Commerce to take over space traffic management duties from the Department of Defense, including tracking the location of satellites and debris and sharing that data with satellite operators to prevent collisions in orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2021Lawmakers ask Biden administration to keep oversight committees in the loop on space activities

Department of Defense weather satellites provide accurate, actionable environmental intelligence data that support U.S. military operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 5, 2021U.S. DoD weather satellite will fly with navigation receiver from RUAG space

The $500,000,000 contract is intended to fill critical analysis gaps in acquisitions and increase the rigor of Space Force, Air Force, Army, Navy, and other Department of Defense resourcing decisions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative FinancialMar 5, 2021Linquest gets $500 million contract from U.S. Space Force for analysis support

The Defense Department announced the LinQuest $500,000,000 contract on 2021-03-05.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 5, 2021Linquest gets $500 million contract from U.S. Space Force for analysis support

The Interim National Security Strategic Guidance directs the Department of Defense to streamline processes for developing, testing, acquiring, deploying, and securing new technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralMar 3, 2021Biden’s first strategic guidance sets broad national security priorities

The Department of Defense operates sensor satellites that can detect missiles from geostationary orbit but needs to develop algorithms to detect hypersonic missiles against the fast-moving low Earth orbit background.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipMar 1, 2021Space Development Agency experiment to fly on Northrop Grumman’s capsule to space station

SES Government Solutions designed, developed, and is fielding an O3b Medium Earth Orbit loopback capability in partnership with a U.S. Government customer to provide improved mission-critical communications for Department of Defense operations in remote locations in Southwest Asia.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductFeb 23, 2021Mission Critical Comms Being Fielded By SES GS For Remote Southwest Asian DoD Ops

The contract titled 'Modular Software Defined Radio for Resilient SATCOM' requires Space Micro to assess future Department of Defense requirements for advanced SATCOM.

Mentioned as: department of defenseOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2021Space Micro Award By U.S.A.F. To Enhance SDRs For Smallsat Programs

Investigators will assess whether the Department of the Air Force complied with DoD and Air Force policies during the location selection process.

Mentioned as: DoDTechnical ProductFeb 19, 2021Pentagon inspector general to probe decision to move U.S. Space Command to Alabama

SES Government Solutions provides connectivity for deployed U.S. Department of Defense personnel with its new portable maritime solution.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralFeb 18, 2021SES GS To Provide Portable Maritime Comms Solutions To Support U.S. Service Members Overseas

Kymeta’s TRANSEC service provides compliance with Federal and DoD standards including DoD Instruction 8523.01 dated January 2021.

Mentioned as: dodNarrative CapabilityFeb 18, 2021Kymeta Unveils Their Global TRANSEC Secure Network
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