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NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter
NASA has released the final request for proposals for a Mars telecommunications system, confirming requirements that limit the companies that can bid on it.
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York Space defends growth strategy as SDA programs are reshaped
Company executives acknowledge ‘investor confusion’ as Space Force reorganizes York’s primary customer, the Space Development Agency
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Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract
The company will build a communications satellite to test protected communications technologies for contested environments
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SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS
A Falcon 9 launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft May 15 carrying nearly 3,000 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station.
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Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture
A planned direct-to-device joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon has divided operators behind the satellites needed to connect ordinary smartphones from space.