SpaceNews
DARPA Wants to Know How to Rebuild Satellites Faster Than Your Amazon Prime Order
DARPA asks industry how to rebuild space capabilities in hours to weeks, because enemy lasers don't wait for procurement cycles.
2026-06-15
SpaceNews
2026-06-10
SpaceNews
LeoLabs Deploys Mobile Space-Tracking Radar That Can Probably See Your Satellite Selfies
LeoLabs rolls out a mobile space-tracking radar in the Indo-Pacific, because even satellites need someone to watch them suspiciously.
2026-05-30
The Verge
SpaceX Lands $4.16 Billion Deal to Build Missile-Tracking Satellites for Trump's 'Golden Dome' Because Why Not
SpaceX gets a $4.16 billion Pentagon contract to build missile-tracking satellites for Trump's Golden Dome, because what's a defense system without a little Musk magic?
2026-05-07
SpaceNews
Pentagon Plans to Shower Space Force with $71 Billion, Industry Responds with Skeptical Side-Eye
Pentagon wants to double Space Force budget to $71B, but industry wants to see the contract before investing in new factories. A classic military-industrial standoff ensues.
2026-04-21
Pentagon Finally Admits $6.27 Billion GPS Control System Was a Lost Cause
After 16 years and $6.27 billion, the US military has decided that fixing its broken GPS control system is less sensible than just using the old one.
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