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The U.S. Space Force has awarded Starfish Space a contract to launch and operate a new space tug as part of its broader push for in-orbit servicing.

SpaceX’s plan to launch its Starship-Super Heavy reusable Mars-class space transport from KSC will require a full environmental impact statement, the FAA said.

The main surprise in the defense microelectronics manufacturer Mercury Systems' third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings report was a net loss of $44.6 million.

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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

When the Air Force rolled out its 2025 budget request, Secretary Kendall warned due to spending constraints, the service is not moving as quickly as needed.

The company plans to start launching the spacecraft for customers in 2026, with a prototype of the satellite to launch in 2025.

Rocket Lab and its partner, True Anomaly, will conduct rendezvous and proximity operations as part of the demonstration.

There are individual hybrid satcom terminal programs underway across each of the services.

The Space Force is moving more into the mission, which it is calling tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking.

The document identifies the specific missions it wants to focus on for increasing commercial capabilities.

Rocket Lab USA will launch a group of experimental payloads to very low earth orbit (VLEO) in April 2026.

The company to show how technology onboard spacecraft could be used for Joint All-Domain Command-and-Control applications.

It will result in a cost-plus incentive fee and cost-plus award fee contracts after a full and open competition, the announcement states.

Umbra Space is the latest commercial space company to show that bistatic coupling of two radar satellites could be used to implement moving target indication.

The Space Force is starting market R&D of an acquisition strategy for a new constellation of protected communication satellites.

The agency’s disruptive approach to space acquisition has produced many contracts in a tight timeline, though its biggest tests are yet to come.

Facing a reduction to its expected budget next year, the military cuts back on near-term aircraft procurement.

Terran Orbital has unveiled a new small geosynchronous orbit communications satellite product.

SSC is researching development of a constellation of next-generation scout spacecraft to investigate adversary satellites in and around the GEO belt.

Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems (EWS) cubesat technology demonstrator was successfully launched on March 4.

L3Harris’s missile-tracking infrared satellite payload has passed its preliminary design review (PDR).

As U.S. satellites face increasing threats, Washington wants more data-sharing agreements from friendly nations to keep an eye on in-orbit movements.

The tenure of Frank Calvelli as the Department of the U.S. Air Force’s space acquisition boss has been defined by a few key tenets.

Fully funded and hardware-rich, Blue Origin readies for orbital operations.