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SpaceX’s defense-focused Starshield satellite internet business lands first contract

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SpaceX won its first contract for Starshield, the defense-focused version of its Starlink satellite internet service, from the U.S. Space Force. The one-year contract has a maximum value of $70 million, a U.S. Air Force representative told Bloomberg. The contract “provides for Starshield end-to-end service via the Starlink constellation, user terminals, ancillary equipment, network management … Read more

SpaceX’s new Bandwagon program is an enormous risk to small launch suppliers

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SpaceX is increasing its rideshare program with a brand new sequence of missions aimed toward assembly the demand for launches to mid-inclination orbits. The brand new program, which was quietly introduced at an area business convention earlier this month, is the newest signal that SpaceX intends to take no prisoners within the small launch market. … Read more