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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force awards up to $1.843B Andromeda GEO space‑domain awareness IDIQ to 14 companies

Space Systems Command awarded a firm‑fixed‑price, indefinite‑delivery/indefinite‑quantity multiple‑award contract with a $1.843 billion ceiling to 14 companies under the Andromeda program. The awards fund GEO orbital‑tracking and space‑domain awareness capabilities intended to replace and augment GSSAP‑era sensing in geostationary orbit.

Also: Defense Daily and insidedefense.com
2026-04-09T04:38:15.725714-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
Reuters • Joey Roulette

Artemis II astronauts to hold first live press conference from lunar orbit after record-setting far‑side flyby

By Reuters: The four astronauts spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, during their first press conference from space.

Also: Aviation Week, Aerospace Testing Intnl, cosmiclog.com, NASA, Times of India, Independent.ie, human-spaceflight.blogspot.com, CBS News, The Independent, Scientific American, abcnews.com, globalnews.ca and 15 more
2026-04-08T15:12:04.671164-07:00