SpaceX Receives USSF Task Orders for Non-Nat’l Security Space Mission Support

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has released a solicitation to seek additional launch providers as part of the second on-ramping process to the fourth iteration of the Orbital Services Program. OSP-4 is a potential $986 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an ordering period that will run through October 2028 and is being implemented as

SpaceX has developed into a major contractor supporting U.S. military and intelligence agencies, demonstrating the need of national security organizations for commercial partners that could quickly develop and launch classified satellites. The Elon Musk-founded rocket company received a potential $1.8 billion classified contract from the U.S. government in 2021, according to documents viewed by WSJ.

In today’s ever-changing federal landscape, technologies like artificial intelligence and 5G are the future, and they’re already unlocking new opportunities and capabilities across a wide range of federal missions. In this Executive Spotlight interview, Hitachi Vantara Federal Chief Growth Officer Phil Fuster explained which technologies, trends and shifts are ruling the public sector today and why.