Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program
The U.S. Space Force has expanded its national security launch pool by awarding new contracts to startups Relativity and Impulse Space.
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The Space Force has finalized contracts to include Relativity and Impulse Space as providers within its national security space launch program. This development marks the formal addition of these two firms to the existing small and medium launch pool for government payloads.
Reports highlight that these contracts are associated with a broader procurement effort involving $5.6 billion for national security payloads. Future developments will depend on the execution of these specific launch service agreements.
Coverage does not yet specify the timeline for the first mission deployments or the detailed breakdown of how the $5.6 billion will be distributed among the participating firms.
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Quick answers
Which companies received the new Space Force contracts?
Relativity and Impulse Space were selected to join the national security launch program.
What is the total value associated with these contracts?
According to reporting from AL.com, the contracts are associated with $5.6 billion for launching national security payloads.
What is the purpose of this initiative?
The Space Force is on-ramping new providers to increase the pool of companies capable of handling small and medium national security launches.
Coverage (5)
- Space Access Awards 2 Contracts to On-Ramp New Providers to National Security Space Launc ssc.spaceforce.mil · 14h ago
- Space Force adds two startups to small, medium launch pool Breaking Defense · 14h ago
- 2 firms secure $5.6 billion contract to launch national security payloads into space AL.com · 14h ago
- Contracts for July 7, 2026 U.S. Department of War (.gov) · 14h ago
- Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program SpaceNews · 14h ago broke it first
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