SpaceX has secured a potential $152.5 million contract from NASA to launch the fourth and final spacecraft for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series , the space agency’s collaborative acquisition program with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NASA said Saturday it expects the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket to send the GOES-U weather satellite into space in April 2024.
GOES-U is designed to perform atmospheric measurements, collect environmental imagery, map lighting activity and monitor space weather.
The spacecraft will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA previously awarded SpaceX a $178 million contract to provide launch services for the Europa Clipper mission to one of Jupiter’s moons by October 2024.
The Elisity purchase will pair microsegmentation with IonQ’s post-quantum cryptography as federal PQC migration deadlines approach.
The MQ-9B SkyGuardian will support maritime surveillance, search and rescue, border protection, and other operational missions.
Stephen Smith, a retired Army lieutenant general, has joined SAIC as vice president and client executive to support defense customers.
Air has secured a potential five-year, $200 million DOW contract to support Army NGC2 with its AI-native readiness software.
The defense technology company works in four domains: space electronic warfare, directed energy, maritime autonomy and cyber effects.
Deltek SVP Mike Scopa, a GovCon Expert, examines how fragmented systems and immature AI governance are eroding GovCon profitability.
NASA expects to award commercial LEO destination contracts on April 15, 2027, with proposals due Dec. 8.
NASA expects to award commercial LEO destination contracts on April 15, 2027, with proposals due Dec. 8.
NASA expects to award commercial LEO destination contracts on April 15, 2027, with proposals due Dec. 8.
The White House has announced over $6 billion in science initiatives, including $2.4 billion for the Genesis Mission Consortium.
Monahan joins HawkEye 360 from Lockheed Martin, where he led space protection programs.
OceanSound-owned ARA provides antennas and RF subsystems for defense, while Empower RF offers high-power solid-state RF amplifiers.
You’ve already read all related articles.
VIDEO 
