With eyes on future NASA moon base, Space Force launches cislunar acquisition task force
Meanwhile, the Air Force Research Laboratory is gearing up to launch its experimental cislunar monitoring satellite, called Oracle Prime, next year.
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Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row
Jeremy Hansen praised for speaking French in space after Air Canada chief’s linguistic snub exposed tensions and drew rebuke from PMFew people foresaw humanity’s quest for the moon as accurately as the 19th-century French author Jules Verne, whose two …
Lockheed Martin nabs $105M ground system contract to support next-gen GPS
The upgrade to be performed under then new contract would allow Lockheed Martin’s AEP ground system to replace RTX’s long-troubled OCX program for future GPS IIIF birds.
Final GPS III Satellite To Launch On Monday With Optical Cross Link Demonstration Payload
On Monday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 is to carry the last GPS III satellite by Lockheed Martin [LMT] into orbit with an optical cross link payload designed to increase the […]
Space Force Awarded AMTI Contracts To Nine Vendors To Get Initial Space-Based Capability
The Space Force last Friday said it awarded small contracts to nine vendors that will lead to an initial operating capability for detecting and tracking moving aerial targets from space. […]
Air Force secretary eyes multi-year deals for satellites, aircraft
Pentagon officials are seeking lawmakers’ authorization to buy weapon systems through multi-year deals “across the board, not only with munitions, but actually with the production of aircraft, with the production of spacecraft,” said Air Force Secretar…
9 firms win orbital AMTI deals, Space Force says
The Space Force did not disclose when the contracts were awarded or their individual dollar values.
GAGANYAAN Mission: Astronauts Safe Return to Earth-Explained
By R Anil Kumar Bengaluru, April 17, 2026. The Gaganyaan crew module, which houses the astronauts, orbits the Earth at a velocity of about 7,800 metres per second. On its return, the module must shed this immense kinetic energy during re-entry. Atmosph…
Lockheed Martin Secures $105 Million US Space Force Contract to Advance GPS Ground Control Modernization
DENVER, April 16, 2026. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth up to $105 million by the US Space Force to continue modernizing and sustaining the Global Positioning System (GPS) ground control network. This will support resilient positionin…
Boeing And Millennium Space Systems Add Mid-Class Resolute Satellite Bus
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Boeing [BA] and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems are rolling out a new mid-class satellite platform called Resolute — designed to give more capability than a traditional small satellite, […]