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SpaceX wins $2.29 billion U.S. Space Force military satellite network contract
SpaceX has won a $2.29 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to build a military satellite communications network, with a working prototype required by the end of 2027. The project aims to create a space data network backbone using low-Earth-orbit satellites and optical links to speed up and harden U.S. military communications. The effort is linked to Pentagon modernisation plans and the Golden Dome defence structure.
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SpaceX to cut Falcon 9 launches as focus shifts to Starship
SpaceX is reducing the share of launches by its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and reorganising its launch system around the next-generation heavy-lift Starship, an analysis says. The shift is seen as a strategic change to expand Starship use for long-term projects such as Moon and Mars exploration, next-generation Starlink and space data centres, rather than a Falcon 9 performance issue. SpaceX is adjusting launch infrastructure in Florida and California to accelerate the transition.
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U.S. Air Force, Space Force seek record budget increase to counter China space attacks
The U.S. military is accelerating efforts to strengthen space capabilities amid assessments that China has already developed and tested technology to attack the United States and its allies in space. U.S. Space Force officials say China operates the world’s largest space force and has sharply expanded its satellite fleet. The Air Force Department is seeking $338.8 billion for the next fiscal year, including $71.1 billion for the Space Force, up 124 percent.
