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Satcom Global to Continue Supplying Satellite Communications to US Agencies With GSA Contract

The General Services Administration has awarded Satcom Global a five-year contract to continue providing U.S. government agencies with satellite airtime and equipment. The contract simplifies the procurement process for government agencies by providing a pre-vetted pool of qualified vendors, Satcom Global said. The streamlined approach ensures pre-established pricing and terms, expediting the acquisition of essential […]
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General Atomics Unit Secures Contract Modification to Deliver Second EWS Satellite

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will support a U.S. Space Force unit advancing the development of a second weather satellite for the federal government. On Thursday, GA-EMS announced that it had received a modification to an existing Space Systems Command contract to design and deliver an operational Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System spacecraft with integrated electro-optical infrared […]
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Japan Space Agency Seeks R&D Proposals for Commercial Space Stations

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has issued an invitation for industry research and development proposals on various technologies that would support future commercial space stations and replacement efforts on the International Space Station.  Yasuo Ishii, JAXA senior vice president, told participants at the Spacetide conference in Tokyo that the proposal invitation is part of the […]
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Scout Space Joins DARPA’s Autonomous In-Space Threat Response Project Under BRIDGES Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has tapped Scout Space to participate in an initiative that will allow the Department of Defense access to innovative technologies. Scout Space joins the Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems Consortium after the startup submitted a proposal on the project that will create an autonomous in-space threat […]
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NASA, Sidus Space Complete Autonomous Payload Technology Demonstration

NASA has completed testing the viability of integrating an autonomous systems payload on an orbiting spacecraft. On Wednesday, the U.S. space agency announced that its Stennis Space Center and Sidus Space made a significant milestone in its Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications payload project. The two organizations disclosed successfully establishing a telemetry link to […]
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NASA Selects SpaceX to Launch COSI Space Telescope Mission

NASA has awarded SpaceX a $69 million, firm-fixed-price contract to launch the Compton Spectrometer and Imager space telescope mission. The contract encompasses launch services and mission-related expenses, NASA said. Scientists will use COSI,  a wide-field gamma-ray telescope, to investigate the formation and destruction of matter and antimatter, the final stages of stellar evolution and other […]
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