Upgrades continue into '26 to ensure the 10x10 sswt will remain a national asset well into the future! Getting ready for customer testing in '27 & beyond Major interest in testing here from start ups, big primes & internal nasa projects! Aerospace is 🔥📈💲💵
NASA has selected proposals from 37 companies, to further its plans to establish a long-term presence on the moon and enable human exploration of Mars.
The companies applied to partner with NASA under the terms of an Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity, or ACO. The selected proposals aim to develop technologies for space transportation, planetary surface operations and lunar surface infrastructure.
While the ACO agreements do not involve an exchange of funds, the selected companies can leverage NASA’s specialized facilities, software, hardware and subject-matter experts to mature their technologies for commercial and government use. The performance periods will be negotiated individually, with an expected duration of 12 to 24 months.
NASA has come up with some amazing technologies since their founding. And alot of that tech has been spun off to create some cool stuff here on earth for everyone! I can't wait to see the tech that comes from all these new missions that will require more innovation https://t.co/iDuuDvfm9P
US Army establishes Space Operations Branch to enable multidomain dominance
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army announced it established its newest branch, the Space Operations Branch, marking an historic milestone in the service's continuous transformation to meet the challenges of modern, multidomain warfare.
The Space Operations Branch consolidates and formalizes the career paths of the Army's space professionals. The new branch brings together Army Space Operations Officers, currently designated as Functional Area 40, and enlisted Tactical Space Operations Specialists, designated under the recently established Military Occupational Specialty 40D.
“Land power requires warfighting expertise in all domains. What makes me proud is that our Army is not just building a capability, we’re growing professionals at every echelon,” said Gen. Christopher LaNeve, U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff. “That’s what the 40D MOS is about—Soldiers delivering the foundational excellence our Joint Force depends on.”
Space Operations Branch serves as a critical component in the utilization of space capabilities and supports the ongoing transformation of Army force structure for multidomain operations.
Combat credibility demands resilient space systems and dedicated counterspace capabilities to protect U.S. assets and deny adversaries the ability to target joint forces from outside the Earth’s atmosphere. Army space professionals ensure our forces maintain the initiative and operate from positions of relative advantage across all domains.
The new Space Branch provides highly trained, ready and deployable Soldiers and formations, equipped to deliver specialized capabilities to enable successful Army and joint force operations while effectively denying, disrupting and degrading adversary operations within the space domain.
"The Army is the largest user of space capabilities in the joint force, and space integration is absolutely critical to multidomain operations at every echelon," said Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. "Establishing the Space Operations Branch is an important step in the Army’s continuous transformation. It provides the Army with the professional structure to deliver space-based effects directly to our Soldiers and units at the tactical edge enabling commanders to fight and win in a contested, multidomain environment."
Establishing the new branch also relieves operational pressure, primarily on the ADA, Signal, and MI branches, which previously provided enlisted personnel to execute space missions on temporary tours. The transition allows these branches to decrease non-mission-essential billets and redistribute Soldiers to critical vacancies, optimizing readiness across the wider Army.
The Army currently integrates hundreds of thousands of space-enabled systems to enhance maneuver and enable multidomain operations. This structural transformation ensures the service keeps pace with the growing space operations force structure required across the joint force, particularly within its modern multidomain task forces and theater strike effects groups. The Space Operations Branch will produce well-rounded experts to deliver close space support and space interdiction capabilities that maneuver commanders depend on to gain and maintain the initiative.
The transition to the new branch will leverage existing training pipelines. Officer and enlisted training will continue to be conducted at the Space and Missile Defense School, part of Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Center of Excellence in Colorado Springs, Colo. Eligible Soldiers in grades E-3 through E-9 have the opportunity to request reclassification to MOS 40D through a central selection board process, with the transfer window officially opening in October 2026. Officers may continue to request acceptance to become FA40s, including Assured Functional Area Transfer, after serving in their basic branch.
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🚀Two missions, three rockets.
NASA has selected @RocketLab to launch two science missions in 2027 on three Electron rockets from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.
Two launches will send the twin CubeSats for PolSIR to study tropical ice clouds. A single rocket will launch TSIS‑2 to measure the Sun’s energy reaching Earth.
Learn more here: https://t.co/2LvVRswwq3
Launch alert 🚨Electron is on the pad at LC-1 ahead of tomorrow’s launch attempt for @synspective’s ‘Ten Owl Of Ten’ mission.
Our team are keeping a close eye on unsettled weather that could impact the launch window. More updates to come closer to T-0 🌧️
Launch window opens Jun 27:
🚀 4:45 am NZST
🚀1:45 am JST
🚀16:45 UTC (June 26)
🚀12:45 pm ET (June 26)
🚀9:45 am PT (June 26)
Innovation doesn't replace proven capabilities—it makes them even stronger. By pairing GPS with emerging quantum navigation technologies, we're helping shape the future of resilient, ultra-precise positioning, navigation and timing.
Electron has been selected by @nasa for three launches in 2027 to deploy its PolSIR and TSIS-2 Sun and Earth sciences missions.
We've been delivering reliability, precise orbital accuracy, and on-demand launch for NASA missions for almost a decade - and we're ready to deliver that once again for PolSIR and TSIS-2 from Launch Complex 1 early next year.
Satellite builds can take years. For our Pioneer spacecraft for VICTUS HAZE, going from contract to launch ready took ~18 months 💪🛰️
An incredibly aggressive timeline for an important mission for the @USSpaceForce and @USSF_SSC, and the team delivered.
.@LockheedMartin announced the Next Generation Glide Body (NxGB), a hypersonic capability designed for survivability, scalability and deterrence. Built to provide an affordable, operationally relevant long-range strike option. Click for more:
We are developing laser weapon systems in support of Golden Dome for America, ready to defend U.S. and allied forces. Combined with our platform integration expertise, these systems are designed to defeat a growing range of threats to military forces and infrastructure.
We are doing things differently now. NASA cannot take years longer than expected and spend billions more than planned when the world is waiting for the headlines only NASA can deliver. The programs covered in the report will free up more than $3 billion in the years ahead for more missions of science and discovery. The small pilot program we implemented to rebuild core competencies has already resulted in nearly $200 million a year in savings. That means more Moon Base missions, more astronauts in space, more telescopes, more nuclear spaceships and more x-planes.
What's next for @NASAMoonBase?
Join us on Tuesday, June 30 at 2:30pm ET (1830 UTC) for a live news event where we'll share updates on our plans for lunar exploration and the next steps toward establishing an enduring human presence on the Moon. https://t.co/xsrWvVRqTz
Where others promise responsiveness, we deliver it with Electron - repeatedly.
With reliable rockets, a steady production line, launch sites we control, and an experienced team that moves quickly, we deliver every piece that matters for responding fast to the nation's most important missions.
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When market is down or your favorite stock sells off, the instinct is to go all in and deploy everything at once.
The problem is no one can reliably time the exact bottom.
A more disciplined approach is to slowly scale in, over days, weeks, or even months.
Patience pays, on both entry and exit.
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These are the 9 companies that got into the SB-AMTI program:
- SpaceX
- Systems & Technology Research LLC
- Northrop Grumman
- Lockheed Martin
- Wildstar LLC
- Visto360 AI, Inc
- Rocket Lab
- L3Harris
- York Space Systems
Besides SpaceX the other companies have only received an initial vendor pool award so far. (Details in screen cap)
H/T: @trypto_tran