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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announces new contract awards under ‘Luno’ program

Structured as Luno A and Luno B, the five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts carry a combined ceiling of $490 million The post National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announces new contract awards under ‘Luno’ program appeared first on SpaceNews.

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DARPA says decreasing launch costs, new analysis led it to cancel DRACO nuclear propulsion project

A DARPA official said the agency canceled a space nuclear propulsion project it was jointly developing with NASA in part because the effort was overtaken by lower launch costs. The post DARPA says decreasing launch costs, new analysis led it to cancel DRACO nuclear propulsion project appeared first on SpaceNews.

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This is not the time to cut space-enabled medical research

Research that leverages space to develop treatments for blindness, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease is jeopardized by the $6.1 billion NASA budget cuts recently announced for 2026 by President Trump. The cuts to the International Space Station (ISS), forecasted to be $508 million, halt space research and development momentum, discourage investors, impede growth of the space

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CAPSTONE™ Celebrates Three Years of Groundbreaking Achievements in Lunar Navigation and Autonomy

IRVINE, Calif. – July 1, 2025 – CAPSTONE™ (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment), owned and operated by Advanced Space, proudly celebrates its three-year anniversary. Serving as […] The post CAPSTONE™ Celebrates Three Years of Groundbreaking Achievements in Lunar Navigation and Autonomy appeared first on SpaceNews.

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