Tag: defense
Embattled Astra scores DOD contract to develop point-to-point cargo delivery from space
Don’t count out Astra Space just yet. The company, which was taken private again earlier this year for a sliver of its former...
SpaceX wins $733M Space Force launch contract
SpaceX was awarded an eight-launch, $733 million contract by the U.S. Space Force on Friday, as part of an ongoing program intended to...
Palantir’s CTO, and 13th employee, has become a secret weapon for Valley defense tech startups
On August 5, Palantir’s CTO Shyam Sankar stood in front of about 20 nervous new employees at the company’s Washington, D.C. office and...