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Space Pioneer targets Falcon 9-class launch in 2024

Space Pioneer, a rising force in China’s commercial launch sector, is advancing plans for a heavy-lift rocket with ...
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (Miguel J. Rodríguez Carrillo/Getty Images) The Space Force this week revealed a new model for upgrading ...
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SpaceX drives historic global launch record in 2024

Global orbital launch activity reached unprecedented levels in 2024, propelled largely by SpaceX’s aggressive cadence.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force released new guidelines for how it will allocate finite launch infrastructure and range resources as commercial demand surges at the nation’s premier space ports, ...
The Space Force has been working closely with private investment firms to get a leg up on emerging technologies. The result is a “pool” of companies with products the service wants, a senior defense ...
For fiscal year 2027, the administration is requesting $71 billion in baseline and reconciliation funding for the Space Force—a 77 percent increase over FY 2026. Based on the initial budget ...
Amentum has won a potential 10-year, $4 billion contract to help the Space Force operate and maintain the service branch’s Eastern and Western ranges being used by launch customers. Space Force ...