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That’s why the Prime Minister has announced a new agency dedicated to developing Artificial Intelligence, the creation of a National Cyber Force and a new ‘Space Command’ that will protect the UK’s interests in space and control the UK’s first satellite launched from a UK rocket by 2022.

Reisen escribió:El precio del seguro del lanzamiento depende mucho de la fiabilidad del cobete y era el segundo lanzamiento despues del ultimo fallo catastrofico de Vega. No me extrañaria nada que ninguna aseguradora quisiese asegurarlo o que su precio doblase practicamente el precio del lanzamiento.

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ViaSat Inc., Carlsbad, California, has been awarded a $50,800,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for development on prototype space systems. The contractor will provide studies, design, manufacturing, integration, performance qualification, network space segment elements, launch, flight and demonstration of prototype space systems. This also includes the development, integration and demonstration with ground terminals in conjunction with the government Ground Segment to reduce risk and assess performance and functionality for future protected service. It includes the associated program management, system engineering, certification, integration, test and evaluation and configuration management. Work will be performed in Carlsbad, California, and is expected to be completed Feb. 20, 2026. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with one offer received. Fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $737,646 are being obligated to the first task order at time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA9453-21-D-0029; task order: FA9453-21-F-0001).
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A-Tech Corp., Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been awarded a $29,105,543 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Survivability, Attribution, and Self-Sensing Integrated Experiment (SASSIE) program. This contract provides for onboard spacecraft self-sensing, attribution and autonomous operations capabilities for tactical and strategic missions. Work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed March 11, 2026. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and one offer was received. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $699,206 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA9453-21-C-0002).
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Kique escribió:This company wants to launch satellites into space via drone.
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