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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Speed over price in national security contracting: smallsat propulsion firms face faster delivery clocks

Stellar Exploration’s experience building, testing and delivering a small satellite propulsion system in roughly three years underscores a key shift in national security contracting decisions: speed is increasingly prioritized over lowest cost. The implied trade-off is tighter delivery schedules as procurement officials seek operational readiness sooner.

2026-05-07T04:30:26.928719-07:00
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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Space Force boosts contract ceiling for Andromeda space monitoring sats to $6.2B

By Breaking Defense: The Andromeda IDIQ contract vehicle will fund a replacement for the current GSSAP on-orbit inspection satellites as well as the classified SILENTBARKER space surveillance birds.

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag and keeptrack.space
2026-05-06T14:03:44.782116-07:00