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Gen. Guetlein Accepts Leadership Honor at Space Power Conference, Outlines ‘Golden Dome’ Defense Shield

Gen. Michael Guetlein, the recently appointed Director of the Golden Dome missile defense program, accepted a leadership award at the Space Power Conference tonight, appearing remotely on the main  [...]

USSF Authorizes Export of ‘Meadowlands’ Offensive Space Warfare System

MELBOURNE, Fla. — In a historic shift for U.S. space defense policy, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) confirmed yesterday that its Meadowlands offensive space warfare system has successfully com [...]


Lockheed Martin Taps Hadrian for Software-Defined Manufacturing Alliance

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — To accelerate the delivery of critical munitions and resolve supply chain bottlenecks, Lockheed Martin has entered a strategic alliance with manufacturing technology compan [...]

Rocket Lab Secures CSA Funding for Component R&D; Sivers Partners with Doosan on Ka-Band Arrays

LONG BEACH, Calif. & KISTA, Sweden — In a dual development for the space supply chain, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has secured funding from the Canadian Space Agency […]  [...]

BAE Systems Secures $1.7 Billion IDIQ from U.S. Navy for APKWS Laser-Guidance Kits

HUDSON, N.H. — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of $1.7 billion to continue full-rate production of [...]

SpaceX Targeting $1.5 Trillion Valuation Ahead of Potential 2026 IPO

SpaceX is reportedly eyeing an internal valuation target of $1.5 trillion, a figure that nearly doubles recent estimates, as the company positions itself for a potential initial public offering (IP [...]

China Executes Quadruple Launch Surge in 96 Hours

SatNews December 9, 2025 — Deploying assets ranging from the new Long March 8A to classified reconnaissance platforms, China has successfully executed four orbital missions in a span of 96 [&hell [...]

Rocket Lab Qualifies Neutron’s “Hungry Hippo”

SatNews December 9, 2025 — Rocket Lab has completed qualification testing for the Neutron launch vehicle’s “Hungry Hippo” fairing, a critical structural validation that clears the w [...]

FCC Initiates “Part 100” Rulemaking to Overhaul Space Licensing Framework

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially published its “Space Modernization for the 21st Century” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), formally launchi [...]

NASA Loses Contact with MAVEN Mars Orbiter

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has experienced a critical loss of situational awareness, triggering a safe mode event that threatens to disrupt da [...]

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