The Space Systems Command has awarded National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts with a cumulative amount of $13.68 billion to three companies. NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 Contract Details The U.S. Space Force said Friday SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin received contracts worth $5.92 billion, $5...
The U.S. Space Force has added Rocket Lab USA and Stoke Space to the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, Phase 3 Lane 1 contract as part of the first on-ramp process for the launch services procurement vehicle. The service branch said Thursday Space Systems Command, or SSC, will award a $5 million firm-fixed-price task...
The Space Systems Command and the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office have awarded SES Space & Defense a five-year blanket purchase agreement valued at up to $117 million to support the U.S. European Command. The SES subsidiary said Monday that, under the contract, it will provide multi-orbit, multi-band satellite com...
Tecolote Research has secured a U.S. Space Force contract worth $148.1 million to provide acquisition and financial consulting support and related services for Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space programs. The Department of Defense said Wednesday SSC conducted a competitive procurement process for the firm-fixed-price contract with one...
Sev1Tech has been awarded a $188 million contract by the Space Systems Command’s Tactical C3 Acquisition Delta to expand the meshONE-Terrestrial network. SSC said Tuesday the information technology company’s work is also aimed at contributing to the Department of Defense’s initiative to connect platforms and weapons through seamle...
Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has secured a five-year, $94 million contract to deliver satellite communications support services to Space Systems Command The company said Tuesday it will provide new capabilities and security sustainment services in support of the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program under the contract, which has a pote...
In January, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, released his three lines of effort designed to shape the future of the U.S. Space Force. The third, partnering to win, focuses on collaboration as a driving force behind successful U.S. space operations. Both public and private sector space l...
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Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a potential $87 million contract from a subordinate unit of the U.S. Space Force to provide logistics and systems engineering support for the Mobile User Objective System program. MTSI said Wednesday it will support space-related research, development, production, launch, sustainment and testing activitie...
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, spoke at length on the “booming” space economy, growing adversarial threats in the space domain and the nation’s most pressing space capability gaps in a closing keynote address during the Space Acquisition Forum, hosted by GovCon Wire Events on Wednesday...
