Space Force Taps Muon Space For Commercial Weather Monitoring

Caption: Sydney, Australia, through Muon Space’s FireSat Protoflight's multispectral infrared sensors. Credit: Muon Space

Sydney through Muon Space’s FireSat Protoflight's multispectral infrared sensors.

Credit: Muon Space
The U.S. Space Force has awarded space remote sensing company Muon Space a multimillion-dollar contract to explore using commercially built satellites to bolster its weather monitoring mission. Under the $44.6 million contract, the service will support the launch of three Muon Space satellites to...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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