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  Space Force plans to award 20 contracts for commercial reserve by 2026

  Defense News - Courtney Albon

  The Space Force expects to award as many as 20 contracts over the next two years for private companies to join its Commercial Augmentation Space …

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  Space Force missions delayed by rocket woes may not launch this year

  Defense News - Courtney Albon

  The likelihood is dwindling that two Space Force launch missions slated to fly on United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket will fly before the end …

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  Space Force targeting more affordable GPS satellites

  Defense News - Courtney Albon

  The Space Force wants its next fleet of GPS satellites to be smaller, cheaper and more resilient — and it’s looking to a mix of commercial and …

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  Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell partnerships

  Defense News - Courtney Albon

  The Space Force added five companies to its Commercial Integration Cell in October and plans to bring on two more in the coming months. The cell …

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  Europe picks consortium for sovereign satellite constellation IRIS²

  Defense News - Rudy Ruitenberg

  PARIS — The European Commission picked a consortium led by SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat to deploy the IRIS² satellite constellation, as the European …

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  US Space Force moves to make its systems battle-ready by 2026

  Defense News - Courtney Albon

  The Space Force this summer kicked off a campaign to ready itself for a potential conflict by closing high-priority gaps in its command-and-control …