Rocket Lab, STR win Space Force contracts for airborne-target tracking
📍 The outcome
{ "epilogue": "The Space Force awarded three firms a total of $615 million to track airborne targets, including a $397 million contract to Rocket Lab to build flatellites for threat tracking. Coverage of the multi-vendor awards concluded without further updates." }
Epilogue added 7d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Rocket Lab, STR win Space Force contracts for airborne-target tracking SpaceNews · 49d ago broke it first
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