Continued UK support for RFA ONE: we've received €2.7M from the @spacegovuk through the @esa Boost! programme. The funding backs preparations for our first test flight at @SaxaVord_Space and new engine and stage test capabilities in the UK. #RFAONE# #ESAboost# #UKSpace# #NewSpace#

Teams encapsulated the @USSpaceForce's final GPS III satellite into Falcon 9’s fairing earlier this week. Falcon 9 is targeted to launch GPS III-8 on Monday, April 20 from pad 40 in Florida →

Teams encapsulated the @USSpaceForce’s GPS III-9 satellite into Falcon 9’s fairing ahead of arriving at the hangar at pad 40 in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 11:46 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 25 →

Rocket Lab has been selected by the @USSpaceForce for the Space Data Network Consortium and awarded $12m in contracts to support the development of a secure, high-speed global communications network for military operations. As part of the SDN Backbone program, Rocket Lab will design, test, and demonstrate technologies that enable seamless, secure, optical, communication, communications between satellites and ground system. Rocket Lab will also deliver an in-orbit demonstration of our Photon spacecraft, helping prove interoperability for the Space Force’s resilient, low-latency data transport network. Full details in the press release:

Britain's $81 million plan to clean up space The UK Space Agency has selected aerospace company ClearSpace UK to develop a spacecraft specifically designed to remove dead satellites from orbit. The contract is valued at approximately $81 million. The project is part of Britain's Active Debris Removal mission, known as UK ADR. The spacecraft is targeted for launch in 2029 from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland's Shetland Islands.

.@NASAAdmin: "I'd be extremely concerned if we didn't have the @USSpaceForce looking out for us... The Guardians are out there looking out for us as NASA undertakes our peaceful mission in space — something that our adversaries do not draw the distinction of." 🚀

Falcon 9 will launch two new national security missions on behalf of the @USSpaceForce and @SemperCitiusSDA from Florida and California as early as 2027 →