A Huntsville defense company has been chosen for a U.S. Space Force program designed to carry out orbital experiments aboard modular satellites. A modular satellite is one where plug and play ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) today announced it has been awarded a $14.49 million task order by the U.S. Space Force ...

Under the STEP 2.0 contract, the Company is eligible for future task orders to design, build, integrate, and operate small satellite buses for next-generation space experiments VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS ...

Rocket Lab has set a new personal best for annual launch cadence, using its latest Electron flight to loft a quartet of experimental DiskSat spacecraft for the U.S. military and NASA. The mission, ...

The service branch wants to establish a base of commercial spacecraft suppliers that can supply systems on a more rapid turn. Space Force has awarded 12 companies positions on a 10-year, $232 million ...

“The U.S. Space Force has awarded Astrion’s Axient subsidiary a position on the second iteration of the Space Test Experiments, or STEP, program to design and field emerging technology experiments in ...

The Space Test Program-3 mission sent two U.S. Space Force satellites to orbit in December 2021 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., on an Atlas 5 rocket. Credit: United Launch Alliance ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is preparing a series of experiments to test in-space satellite refueling technologies, positioning commercial competitors at the forefront of an emerging sector of ...