K2 Space Secures U.S. Space Force Optical Link Work

K2 Space Secures U.S. Space Force Optical Link Work Robert Wall K2 Space is deepening its work with the Pentagon, securing a hosted payload contract from the U.S. Space Force. Under a $23 million contract awarded July 31, the Torrence, California-based startup is support two Enterprise Space Terminals on separate K2 spacecraft. The contract managed by the Space Based Sensing and Targeting Directorate includes launch and operations, the Pentagon said. The contract is due for completion by Nov. 2023. K2 has b
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K2 Space is deepening its work with the Pentagon, securing a hosted payload contract from the U.S. Space Force. Under a $23 million contract awarded July 31, the Torrance, California-based startup is supporting two Enterprise Space Terminals on separate K2 spacecraft. The contract managed by the...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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