Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been added to the U.S. Space Force's list of launch providers eligible for lower-risk National Security Space Launch missions.
The USAF is debating whether to cancel a series of current and future contracts for the Space Development Agency and to use SpaceX-built assets instead.
Optical cross-link technology is maturing at a critical juncture, with government and commercial customers pouring billions into proliferated constellations.
The U.S. is fielding proliferated space architectures to support missile warning and missile tracking, surveillance and reconnaissance, and secure comms.
The president’s vision of a comprehensive homeland defense system faces questions over how the project should be led in development and commanded in operations.
