Space Force Says ULA Will Outpace SpaceX - SpaceCom 2025

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This week, SpaceNews journalists are reporting from SpaceCom, the Global Commercial Space Conference & Exhibition, held in Orlando, Florida. We'll be bringing highlights to your inbox — for full coverage, go to SpaceNews.com. Our Top Story Space Force projects ULA to outpace SpaceX in 2025 national security missions By Sandra Erwin, Dec. 12, 2024 The U.S. Space Force is projecting 11 national security launches aboard United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan rocket in 2025, contingent on the rocket receiving final certification, officials said Jan. 28. The forecast also includes seven missions on SpaceX's Falcon rockets, Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen, head of the Space Force's Assured Access to Space office, told reporters at the Space Mobility Conference. This ambitious schedule comes as the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program aims to make up for lost time, having completed only five missions in 2024. Read More More News From SpaceCom AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission By Jeff Foust AstroForge announced that its Mission 2 spacecraft launching next month will travel to the asteroid 2022 OB5, a small near Earth asteroid that could be metallic. The spacecraft, called Odin, will fly by the asteroid about 300 days after launch. Read More Firefly pressing ahead with Alpha launches from Wallops and Sweden By Jeff Foust Firefly Aerospace expects to start launching its Alpha rocket from launch sites in Virginia and Sweden as soon as 2026 to help the company avoid growing congestion at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Read More Space Force still mapping out strategy for in-orbit logistics and satellite services By Sandra Erwin The U.S. Space Force is taking a measured approach to developing its in-orbit logistics capabilities, as military leaders continue to evaluate commercial technologies and interagency responsibilities for satellite servicing operations, senior officials said. Read More FAA optimistic launch companies will switch to new regulations by 2026 deadline By Jeff Foust Federal Aviation Administration officials say they are increasingly confident that they can move commercial launch licenses to a new set of regulations by a March 2026 deadline despite industry complaints about the rules. Read More Satellite backlog emerges as key constraint at the nation's busiest spaceport By Sandra Erwin The U.S. Space Force is grappling with a persistent constraint in the commercial space boom: not enough room to prepare satellites for launch. Despite having the capacity to handle more rocket launches, a senior official said payload processing facilities at major spaceports are becoming a critical bottleneck in launch operations. Read More Firefly pressing ahead with Alpha launches from Wallops and Sweden By Jeff Foust Firefly Aerospace expects to start launching its Alpha rocket from launch sites in Virginia and Sweden as soon as 2026 to help the company avoid growing congestion at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Read More What's New With SpaceNews? Check out the latest episode of our new podcast, Space Minds. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, and their takes on the week's biggest news. New episodes come out every Thursday on SpaceNews.com, YouTube and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

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