Rocket Lab nabs largest contract yet
Launch services provider Rocket Lab on Monday announced it received a $515 million contract to design and manufacture satellites for...
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SpaceX postpones launch of Space Force’s X-37B
SpaceX postponed the first launch of the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane using its Falcon Heavy rocket Monday and rescheduled...
SpaceX’s Starlink clears military tests, paving way for contracts
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service successfully completed nine months of U.S. military tests in the Arctic, potentially clearing the way for...
Spectrum shortage prompts action from US government
Growth in the connectivity industry could stagnate if there isn’t enough spectrum available for commercial providers. The Biden administration this...
Defense contractors: Avoiding vertical integration
As geopolitical tensions rise, the U.S. military is leaning increasingly on commercial space companies for mission-related technologies and services, Art...
US pledges work toward more airwaves for wireless providers facing surging 5G demand
The Biden administration on Monday told U.S. agencies to work toward giving up use of some telecommunications airwaves in order...
Dish and T-Mobile say they’ve ended fight over airwaves purchase
Dish Network Corp. and T-Mobile U.S. Inc. told a U.S. court they had agreed to give Dish until April 1...
Electronic warfare evolves fast in Ukraine, we can’t be left behind
The war in Ukraine is a sobering demonstration of modern warfare capabilities, typified by drone and cyber capabilities that have...
U.S. shutdown’s $1.9B risk: no money for workers or SpaceX
A U.S. government shutdown would have a cascading economic effect, beginning mildly and deepening over time as millions of workers...
FAA proposes space junk clean-up rule to declutter Earth’s orbit
A new proposed rule would require commercial space companies to clean up some of their junk. Orbital debris / Source:...
