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Lt. Gen. John Thompson: Space Force Eyes Prototyping Consortium Mgmt Contract Award by Year’s End
Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, said the U.S. Space Force expects to award by the end of 2020 a contract for the management of the Space Enterprise Consortium, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.
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Rocket Lab Concludes Wet Dress Rehearsal in Preps for US Launch of Electron Mission
Rocket Lab has wrapped up wet dress rehearsal activities for the Electron vehicle ahead of its liftoff from a launch complex at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia.
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Lockheed’s Rick Ambrose Calls for Collaborative Efforts to Address Space Force Requirements
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's space business and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said that companies should work to establish a diverse supply chain and marketplace to help the U.S. Space Force address future requirements, SpaceNews reported Monday.
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Space Force Taps Net-Centric for Battlespace Awareness Center Support
Boulder, Colo.-based engineering company Net-centric Design Professionals has secured a two-year, $28.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center at Buckley Air Force Base.
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L3Harris to Enter Air Force NTS-3 Spacecraft Fabrication Phase
L3Harris Technologies will move to build a satellite for position, navigation and timing system demonstrations after the company passed a critical design review with the U.S. Air Force. The Melbourne, Fla.-based defense firm can now begin the production of Navigation Technology Satellite-3 the service branch intends to launch into geostationary orbit sometime in 2022.
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ASTRA Selected for Space Force’s Cloud Characterization Tech Project
The U.S. Space Force has tasked Atmosphere and Space Technology Research Associates to build and test a military-grade prototype technology intended to characterize Earth's clouds. ASTRA said Tuesday it will collaborate with Lockheed Martin, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Pumpkin and Atmospheric and Environmental Research to develop the cloud characterization system.
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Space Force Launches Northrop’s Minotaur IV Rocket With NRO Satellite Payload
Northrop Grumman's Minotaur IV vehicle has launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission to orbit as part of the U.S. Space Force's Orbital/Suborbital Program-3 contract.
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Will Roper: $116M Intended for Small Launch Contracts Shifted to Small Business Loan Programs
Will Roper, assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense approved $116M in funds for small launch contracts but decided to redirect the funds to small business loan initiatives, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
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Space Force Shortlists Two Raytheon Technologies Units, Technology Advancement Group for Handheld GPS Tech Project
Technology Advancement Group and two Raytheon Technologies business units have been shortlisted by the U.S. Space Force for a rapid prototyping program to develop global positioning system devices. TAG and Raytheon's Collins Aerospace business and intelligence and space unit secured firm-fixed-price contracts worth $41.1M combined to submit basic working prototypes of the Joint Modernized Global GPS Handheld technology, the Space and Missile Systems Center said Wednesday.
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LinQuest to Extend Air Force Systems Engineering Support
LinQuest has been awarded a $76.6M contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Air Force engineer, integrate systems. The Los Angeles-based company will provide the services to the branch's programs with high security requirements, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
