Millennium Space Systems

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force will not award a second contract to build a future missile warning and tracking constellation in medium Earth orbit until fiscal 2027.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Long known for its storied aviation history, the Los Angeles region remains a force in aerospace manufacturing—now with the “space” element in sharp focus.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force plans to award the next contract for new missile-tracking satellites in medium-Earth orbit about three months behind schedule.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
Longtime aerospace executive Tony Gingiss will lead the small satellite company as it expands its production capacity to fulfill key Space Force contracts.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
As the Space Force approaches its fifth birthday, one of its most critical mission areas is undergoing a massive facelift.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The Boeing subsidiary completed two identical satellites for NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (Tracers) mission.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force in 2021 selected Millennium and Raytheon, an RTX company, for the Epoch 1 program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
Millennium, a Boeing company, is building eight satellites and one ground system for the SDA.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force plans to incorporate optical crosslinks into its next wave of missile warning satellites for use in medium Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco, Vivienne Machi
Kim’s appointment as Firefly CEO comes about six weeks after the company abruptly announced the departure of Bill Weber.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
Under this next tranche, the agency plans to procure around 54 satellites with infrared sensors from one or more vendors.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
RTX is no longer building satellites in the first phase of the U.S. Space Force’s missile-tracking satellite constellation.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. SDA awarded Millennium Space Systems a $413 million contract to build a prototype network of fire-control quality sensing satellites.
Space

Kay Sears
A multi-orbit satellite architecture is key to the nation’s quest to “conquer the night.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
Advancements in commercial space tech helped the U.S. Space Force, Millennium Space Systems and Firefly Aerospace pull off the Victus Nox rapid launch demo.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The rocket lifted off at 10:28 p.m. EDT/7:28 p.m. local time on Sept. 14.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Garrett Reim
On its third flight, Firefly will attempt to integrate a payload and launch a rocket within 24 hr.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command’s Victus Nox rapid launch demonstration has entered its “hot standby phase.”
Space

By Brian Everstine
This includes both rapid launch to reconstitute satellite architectures and on-orbit servicing.
Space

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Joe Anselmo
Aviation Week editors talk with the Boeing Defense, Space and Security president about his focus on regaining stability for major development programs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Small-satellite manufacturer has been teasing its capacity for more than a year.
Space

By Garrett Reim
U.S. Space Force is attempting to launch a satellite within days of its call-up.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force will buy three additional Millennium Space Systems space vehicles for its Missile Track Custody program.
Space