LOS GATOS, CA – Cambrian Works announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1,249,906.00 focused on Tactical Space Payload for Inertial […]

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The company was selected for a public-private agreement known as Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI)

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Gravitics, a company developing commercial space station modules, has won a Space Force award to leverage that technology for tactically responsive space.

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Albedo, Beast Code, CesiumAstro, Gravitics, LeoLabs, Rise8, Umbra and Xona won Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) agreements

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The space monitoring firm won a SpaceWERX Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) public-private agreement

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The company won a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 contract from SpaceWERX

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WASHINGTON — Startup Turion Space has been awarded a $32.6 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to launch three small satellites designed to monitor and track objects such as […]

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The Pentagon wants to leverage commercial space technology to enhance military capabilities, even as officials work to address longstanding challenges in government-industry collaboration.

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PARIS – Startup Samara Aerospace won a SpaceWERX contract to develop a unique approach to satellite pointing. Under a $1.25 million direct-to-phase two contract awarded in late August, Samara Aerospace […]

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Nine space firms were selected for STRATFI agreements worth about $300 million in government funding

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SAN FRANCISCO — TrustPoint, a startup developing a next-generation global navigation satellite system, won SpaceWERX contracts with a combined value of $3.8 million. Under two SpaceWERX direct-to-phase 2 contracts, TrustPoint […]

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SpaceWERX is emphasizing pragmatic military tech over exploratory research.

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The startup Turion Space is developing a family of satellites for autonomous docking and deorbiting services

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Exploration Laboratories, a startup focused on space resources, will accelerate work on technology to autonomously capture space objects, thanks to a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase from SpaceWERX.

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Gravitics, a startup developing modules for commercial space stations, will use its technologies for tactically responsive space applications for the U.S. Space Force.

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The U.S. government craves innovation but sets barriers via ownership stipulations, contrasting with other nations open to R&D funding with less stringent conditions.

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In partnership with Aerospace, the Space Force is organizing "Technology Readiness Level" bootcamps

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The company won a SpaceWERX Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract

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SpaceWERX is now weighing next steps for the program, trying to gauge the maturity of technologies, their utility and possible commercialization paths.

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SpaceWERX, the technology arm of the U.S. Space Force, is looking to award a new round of Small Business Innovation Research contracts worth up to $1.9 million each for IT infrastructure upgrades at the Eastern and Western launch ranges.

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The U.S. Space Force is soliciting proposals from the private sector for a new initiative — ‘digital spaceport of the future’ — focused on modernizing outdated information systems at the nation’s space launch facilities. 

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Sedaro, a startup that develops digital engineering software, won a Space Force contract to demonstrate the use of digital twins to design spacecraft.

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The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a new initiative focused on the rapid deployment of satellites during conflicts or emergencies. 

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Artificial intelligence startup Wallaroo Labs won a $1.5 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to continue the development of machine learning models for edge computers in orbit.

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