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NewSpace RFP Analysis
The ledger

Claims & outcomes

83 public claims held against the record: 19 missed, 8 at risk, 12 achieved, 36 pending, 6 unverified, 2…
The change record

What moved

1,346 changes across the record in seven days, with job-board churn collapsed to one line per employer per…

Read from fifteen public sources, including SAM.gov, SBIR.gov, Launch Library, the Wikipedia launch lists, USPTO, SEC EDGAR, USAspending, Congress.gov and 19 company job boards. Rebuilt daily, news three times a day; this build Aug 4 · 01:30 UTC. Every source and method → Contribute →

AFRL Adds $11.7M to Blue Origin’s Point-to-Point Cargo Contract
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AFRL Adds $11.7M to Blue Origin’s Point-to-Point Cargo Contract

Blue Origin landed a $11.7M increase to its AFRL contract to study how its launcher can be used to complete point-to-point delivery missions. The post AFRL Adds $11.7M to Blue Origin’s Point-to-Point Cargo Contract appeared first on Payload .

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Space NAICS 336414 (space vehicles)

Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Frequency Reference System (FRS) Flight

NASA/GSFC is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for three flight assemblies and one flight spare Frequency Reference System (FRS) for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)…

NASA · NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER closes Aug 6, 2026

Every solicitation on the RFP index is structured as follows: subject, buyer, set-aside, the reason it matched, and the closing date. About a third of what matches the procurement codes is labeled missile or code-only rather than passed off as space.

Happening today

7 items · Aug 4, 2026
20--HOUSING ASSEMBLY,SHDept of Defense · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 00:00 UTC Long March 8A | Unknown PayloadChina Aerospace Science and Technology… 08:50 UTC Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-53SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA 14:00 UTC Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability…National Aeronautics and Space Administration ·… 15:00 UTC Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability…National Aeronautics and Space Administration ·… 15:00 UTC Chris Williams Post-Flight News ConferencePress Event · Johnson Space Center, Houston,… 18:45 UTC In-situ current voltage measurement of solar cells on the…National Aeronautics and Space Administration ·… 21:00 UTC
Wed Smart Dragon 3 | Unknown Payload Wed Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13… Wed NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - 422… Wed Request for Information (RFI): USCG… Thu 59--HEATER,THERMAL RELE Thu US EVA-96 Thu Notice of Intent to Sole Source… Thu Adapter, Hellfire Missile (Upper) and… Thu H3-22 | Michibiki 7 (QZS-7) Thu WiFi Internet for Unaccompanied… Thu GAGE,PRESS,3000 PSI Thu Laser Interferometer Space Antenna… Thu NASA Commercial Satellite Data… Thu General Services Administration (GSA)… Thu RAIL,LAUNCHER,GUIDE, NSN… Thu National Security Space Launch (NSSL)… Fri 14--RETAINER ASSEMBLY,F Fri 14--SWITCH MODULE Fri 14--CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPEC Fri 14--TUBE,SUPPORT Fri ICBM Bulkhead Assembly Fri USCG Notice of Intent to Sole Source… Fri Fiber Optic Cable Installation Fri MUOS Satellite Simulator Maintenance
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Contract Awards

Who won what, and for how much.

Military & National Security Space

Space Force, intelligence, and defense programs.

K2 tapped to host Space Force satellite laser links tests
Breaking Defense

K2 tapped to host Space Force satellite laser links tests

Satellite-to-satellite communications via optical laser-light links is at the heart of the Space Force’s future missile warning/ tracking architecture, and in turn the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense shield.

Policy & Regulation

Congress, regulators, and budgets.

In 2026 NASA flew astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years, and in almost the same weeks the White House proposed some of the deepest budget cuts in the agency’s history, most of them aimed at its science programmes
SpaceDaily

In 2026 NASA flew astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years, and in almost the same weeks the White House proposed some of the deepest budget cuts in the agency’s history, most of them aimed at its science programmes

A triumph in orbit collided with a threat to the very science that built NASA's reputation, exposing a deeper crisis beneath the headlines. The post In 2026 NASA flew astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years, and in almost the same…

Space Science’s Golden Age Problem
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Space Science’s Golden Age Problem

The White House OSTP released a wide-ranging vision for the nation's R&D enterprise last week, according to Payload's reporting on space science…

Amazon Joins the Direct-to-Device Race
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Amazon Joins the Direct-to-Device Race

Amazon is entering the D2D game after filing a request with the FCC to launch up to 5,105 LEO satellites. The post Amazon Joins the Direct-to-Device…

Launch Beat

Liftoffs, landings, and pad activity.

Starship Soars as SpaceX Looks to AI
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Starship Soars as SpaceX Looks to AI

SpaceX’s colossal Starship launch vehicle lifted off July 24th from the company’s launch facility in South Texas on its thirteenth integrated flight…

Science & Exploration

Missions, discoveries, and deep space.

International

Programs beyond the US.

NordSpace Funds NVD Amid Canada’s Export Push
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NordSpace Funds NVD Amid Canada’s Export Push

NordSpace Ventures announced an investment in North Vector Dynamics, a company building full-spectrum sovereign missile capability. The move comes as Canada pushes to expand its defense export sector.

Destructive Fires Char Western Europe
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Destructive Fires Char Western Europe

Wildfires spread across Spain and France during the summer of 2026, disrupting daily life amid intense heat waves and prolonged drought conditions.

Industry & Business

Funding rounds, factories, and the space economy.

Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas
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Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas

Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months…

Guinea-Bissau Tidal Waters
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Guinea-Bissau Tidal Waters

Twice each day, tides ebb and flow through a maze of sandy channels, mudflats, and mangrove forests that flank the 88 islands and islets of…

True Anomaly Chases an Evading Target
Payload

True Anomaly Chases an Evading Target

True Anomaly said it had become the first company to execute an in-space pursuit of an evading target as part of VICTUS HAZE. The post True Anomaly…