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Archive for September 30th, 2026

L3Harris Awarded $6 Billion Seven-Year Contract to Expand THAAD Missile Defense Propulsion Production

September 30th, 2026 by me

On Sept. 29, 2026, defense aerospace contractor L3Harris Technologies received an undefinitized contract valued at over $6 billion from Lockheed Martin. The seven-year award finances a multi-facility manufacturing expansion to […]

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ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity

September 30th, 2026 by me

On Sept. 29, 2026, ground station management provider ATLAS Space Operations, in partnership with satellite manufacturer York Space Systems, activated a new ground antenna at their jointly operated teleport facility […]

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Momentus Demonstrates AI-Enabled LiDAR and Optical Suite During In-Orbit RPO Campaign with NASA Satellite

September 30th, 2026 by me

On Sept. 29, 2026, satellite services provider Momentus Inc. confirmed the successful operational demonstration of an artificial-intelligence-enabled LiDAR and optical imaging sensor suite during an in-orbit Rendezvous and Proximity Operations […]

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U.S. Space Force Mission Delta 2 Develops Advanced SDA Software to Prioritize Rapid Satellite Tracking

September 30th, 2026 by me

On Sept. 29, 2026, details presented during the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference revealed that the U.S. Space Force’s Mission Delta 2 is building software systems […]

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Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Allyson Jenkins, Pixxel

September 30th, 2026 by me

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded Pixxel a Strategic Commercial Enhancements contract in May to demonstrate what hyperspectral imagery can characterize that conventional imaging does not. Allyson Jenkins, the company’s Vice President of Public Sector, joins the final full panel of the MilSat Symposium at Silicon Valley Space Week.

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