The company will use the facility to support the design, development and production of new space superiority solutions and expand its classified operations.
Firefly Aerospace won a launch service contract for the Space Force’s Victus Sol mission, the fifth in a series of orbital projects commissioned under TacRS.
As the service mulls what will come after the current Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation, it is planning a service life extension program.
After President Trump signed an executive order for “Iron Dome for America,” editors discuss how an idea that dates back to the Cold War could take shape today.
DARPA and NASA’s nuclear thermal propulsion project will miss its scheduled 2027 testing time frame, as its development has proven trickier than anticipated.
Derek Tournear, the director of the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA), has been placed on administrative leave, “pending the results of an investigation.”
"When you’re using taxpayer direct dollars to fund something, you don't want to fail," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says. "I think that's a huge mistake."
