Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms
WASHINGTON — One of the U.S. Space Force’s most sensitive missions — tracking foreign satellites and predicting whether…
Space Force buys second Otter spacecraft to power satellites on orbit
WASHINGTON — Startup Starfish Space has won a $54.5 million contract to provide the Space Force with a…
Space Force’s acquisition arm races to rebuild contracting workforce after civilian cuts
WASHINGTON — Space Systems Command, the primary acquisition and space development arm of the U.S. Space Force, is…
SpaceX to launch next SDA missile tracking satellites
WASHINGTON — The Space Force today announced awards to SpaceX for five launches of a total of 44…
Space Force moves to standardize satellites with ‘Handle 2.0’ contract
WASHINGTON — Falcon ExoDynamics, a small California-based defense contractor, has been tapped by the U.S. Space Force to…
Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for U.S. Space Force’s STP-S30 Mission, Brings Launch Forward By Several Months
Rocket Lab Corporation LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket…
Blue Origin targets four-flight campaign for New Glenn’s path to Space Force certification
ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket will have to complete four successful orbital flights as its…
Space Force awards first prototype deals for space-based interceptors under Golden Dome
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has begun awarding prototype contracts for space-based interceptors, an early step in…
Space Race With China Drives Antenna-Building Boom in Arctic
The Canadian government’s Inuvik Satellite Station Facility in the Northwest Territories. (Bloomberg) — Satellite operators are looking north. Way north.…
Space Force to solicit prototype proposals for midcourse space-based missile interceptors
WASHINGTON — The Space Force plans to issue a request to industry on Dec. 7 for prototype kinetic…
Space Force sets up ‘working capital fund’ for commercial space services
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has established a working capital fund with a projected value of more…
Space Force taps Muon’s wildfire monitoring satellites for weather imaging
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is betting that satellites designed to spot wildfires can also fill critical…