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Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to the Missile Defense Agency.MDA...

Space Force picks three firms to compete for $5.6B in launch contracts

The Space Force chose Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to compete alongside incumbents United Launch Alliance and SpaceX for launch missions worth up to $5.6...

Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts

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AI transforming satellite imaging industry ‘but it’s not magic’

TYSONS, Va. — Planet Labs, the company that made daily Earth photos a thing thanks to their smallsat constellation, is aggressively exploiting AI to...

Space Force’s Resilient GPS program draws skepticism from lawmakers

A congressional appropriations panel cast some doubt on whether a U.S. Space Force effort to protect its GPS system from signal jamming will be...

FAA, NASA seek public input on SpaceX Starship launches at the Kennedy Space Center

The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to gather public input on SpaceX Starship launch operations at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The request for comments...

Stoke Space test-fires new booster engine

WASHINGTON — Stoke Space has test-fired a highly efficient engine it is developing for the first stage of its fully reusable launch vehicle. The company,...

US Space Force plans to boost competition for launch business. Will it work?

Whenever the U.S. military launched a satellite over the last six years, the rocket carrying that payload bore the logo of SpaceX or the...

Air Force, Space Force unveil tool for AI experimentation

The Air Force and Space Force launched a generative AI tool on Monday, encouraging airmen and guardians to experiment with using the technology for...

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base

SpaceX kicked off the weekend with the launch of another batch of its Starlink satellites. The mission, dubbed Starlink 8-8, added 20 more satellites...

Planet’s first hyperspectral satellite is ready to launch

TAMPA, Fla. —  Planet’s first hyperspectral satellite is ready for launch to help push the Earth observation operator to profitability by early next year. Tanager-1...

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral

Update 7:18 p.m. EDT: SpaceX adjusted the T-0 liftoff time. SpaceX is looking to follow up its fourth test flight of its massive Starship rocket...

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