Novaspace Predicts 43,000+ New Sats to Launch by 2034
If you think space is crowded now, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
If you think space is crowded now, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
The official relocation to the Redstone Arsenal installation is the latest chapter in a multi-year back-and-forth that started in the final days of Trump’s first term.
These sats will form a mesh network of optical communications links to provide global, low-latency comms for the DoD.
Between the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB) and the Trump administration’s budget request, the Space Force could see a budget of $40.2B in fiscal 2026.
The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton on Thursday as the Space Force’s third vice chief of space operations, replacing Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, who stepped down to lead the Golden Dome project. Who is he? In his prior job, Bratton played a key role in crafting the Space Force’s budgeting, strategies, and requirements. He…
The global space economy grew nearly 8% in 2024 to $613B, according to a report released Tuesday by the Space Foundation.
US government budget uncertainties loom large.
“We will be selling our engines for $150,000—that’s unprecedented.”
Buried in the hundreds of amendments approved by the committee, lawmakers asked for a number of reports or briefings on many space topics.
“The United States is operating in the most dangerous threat environment since World War II.”
Leaders at six of America’s biggest remote sensing firms are urging Congress to reject cuts proposed in the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget plan—a proposal that would dramatically reduce the government’s purchasing of commercial EO data.
The contract is among the quickest the Space Force has awarded a Phase III contract to a software company.
“With this deal, Rocket Lab will officially enter the payload market as a disruptive prime contractor to US national security.”