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SpaceWERX backs 11 firms to scale defense-ready space tech

SpaceWERX named 11 companies for a new STRATFI round to move space technologies from prototype toward operation, with a total potential funding of about $562.5 million (roughly $245 million from government and the rest from private investment). Winners include Agile Space Industries, Antares Nuclear, EO Solutions, Hydrosat, KMI Space, Method Security, Muon Space, Scout Space, Sedaro, Star Catcher Industries and ThinkOrbital. STRATFI awards can reach up to $60 million per company, plus up to $15 million in SBIR funds; these are not contracts yet and teams will negotiate milestones with SpaceWERX and Space Force to prove military applicability and attract outside capital, signaling demand for scaled defense space capabilities.

1 month ago•Source: SpaceNews

Blue Origin lands national-security launch order as New Glenn investigation unfolds

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13.125 min•4 months ago

Blue Origin lands national-security launch order as New Glenn investigation unfolds

The U.S. Space Force awarded Blue Origin a National Reconnaissance Office launch task order under the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 program for a single launch (NRO Task Order-4) planned for late 2027 to early 2028 from Cape Canaveral, hours after a New Glenn pad explosion. The award signals a push to diversify national-security launch providers while Blue Origin investigates the anomaly and prepares a rebuild; Space Force and NRO reaffirm their partnership and will work with Blue Origin on root-cause actions.

via SpaceNews