Military
Stories about military and national security missions in orbit.
Ursa Major Wins New US Industrial Base Funding
The end goal is to produce 50 to 100 liquid-fueled rocket engines a year.
Space Force Short on Money, People, Top Officer Says
The Space Force is not keeping pace with adversaries’ advancing capabilities—or meeting demand from the rest of the military for space services, according to a top officer.
True Anomaly Catches Firefly For Space Force RPO Launch
True Anomaly is building a spacecraft for VICTUS HAZE.
Space Force Turns to TAP Labs To Bridge Tech Gaps
“TAP Lab has done an amazing job of bridging the Valley of Death in R&D.”
Dude, Double VICTUS! Impulse Wins Two Tactical Space Missions
Military officials chose Impulse Space to fly two different tactically-responsive demonstration missions with its high-powered spacecraft in 2026.
Sierra Space Enters the Delivery Business
Sierra Space won a $980,000 AFRL contract to study how its Ghost reentry spacecraft could provide point-to-point delivery services for the US government.
BlackSky Wins Secret Navy Laser Contract
The potential ROI is substantial: The company is expecting to achieve a 10x improvement on its current 90-minute or less tasking-to-imagery delivery timeline.
Defense Tech Firm Anduril Brings AI Software to Space
Anduril is formally jumping into the space game: expanding its AI-powered tech into space to working on national security missions.
RAND Wants The Space Force Focus on Human Security
RAND argued that the Space Force’s assets should be used to identify and to head off global crises before they spiral out of control.
There Aren’t Enough Satellite Thrusters For The SDA—Yet
Redwire is partnering with propulsion startup Phase Four to commercialize a NASA-designed Hall Effect Thruster.
USSF Funds Impulse’s Massive High Orbit Kick Stage
Under the new STRATFI agreement, the first payload on Helios will be a DoD spacecraft.
A Reusable Rocket Plane Will Practice Peeking at VLEO Sats
Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand space transportation company, will fly sensors for US firm Scout Space.
Outpost’s Carryall is Big Enough for Multiple Contracts
Outpost won a $36M in recent contracts from the US military to develop its technology for hypersonic testing, reentry missions, and on orbit cargo storage.
