Sandra Erwin

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced Jan. 9 it awarded SpaceX nine national security space launch missions worth $739 million, issuing task orders under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program. In the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 co... See more

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used a stop at Rocket Lab’s Long Beach, California, facility on Jan. 9 to sharpen the Trump administration’s message to the defense industry: invest in production and people, or risk falling behind. The visit... See more

WASHINGTON — Rhea Space Activity, a Washington, D.C.-based space technology startup, is adapting navigation software originally developed by NASA for military use under a U.S. Space Force contract, targeting a long-standing vulnerability in satellite oper... See more

Rhea Space Activity applies optical navigation to military rendezvous missions ‘Vanguard’ project builds on NASA-developed AutoNav under a $1.9 million SpaceWERX contract | Space News | ‘Vanguard’ project builds on NASA-developed AutoNav under a $1.9 mill... See more

WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance plans to begin 2026 with a national security mission as its Vulcan Centaur rocket prepares to launch USSF-87 for the U.S. Space Force. The mission is scheduled for liftoff Feb. 2 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Can... See more